Which to use
“manada” and “mañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,638
- “manada” frequency rank
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- 44074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manada | mañas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grupo de animales salvajes de carácter social que conviven o se desplazan juntos | Forma del plural de maña. |
Where the eye mixes manada and mañas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between manada and mañas
A purely visual mix-up. manada ([maˈnað̞a]) and mañas ([ˈmaɲas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manada is recorded at frequency rank #12,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈnað̞a]. mañas is at rank #31,436, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɲas].
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 44074, this pair ranks #139,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manada vs mañas
Shared letters: am. Private to "manada": dn. Private to "mañas": sñ.
"manada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manada ← amnada · maanda · manaad · manadda · mandaa · mannada · mmanada · mnaada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manada" for "mañas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manada" or "mañas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mañas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manada" and "mañas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mañas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #139,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.