Which to use
“man” is a noun and “mo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,571
- “man” frequency rank
- #7,460
- “mo” frequency rank
- 10031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | man | mo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante obsoleta de mano. | Mi, mío. |
Letter map: man vs mo
Shared letters muted; letters that set man and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - man and mo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: man is anoun and moanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
man is recorded at frequency rank #2,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmãn]. mo is at rank #7,460, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10031, this pair ranks #300,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of man vs mo
Shared letters: m. Private to "man": an. Private to "mo": o.
"man" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "man" for "mo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "man" or "mo"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "man" and "mo".
- Full dictionary entry for "man" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "man" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mo vs mur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.