manadasvsmaníasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: manadas is a participle, manías is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“manadas” is a participle and “manías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,604
“manadas” frequency rank
#44,849
“manías” frequency rank
80453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manadas manías
Definition Forma del femenino plural de manado, participio de manar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set manadas and manías apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
manadas
6 ch
manías

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manadas is [maˈnað̞as] while manías is [maˈnias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

manadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,604, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [maˈnað̞as]. manías is at rank #44,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈnias].

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 80453, this pair ranks #11,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of manadas vs manías

Shared letters: amns. Private to "manadas": d. Private to "manías": í.

"manadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • manadasamnadas · maandas · manaads · manadass · manaddas · manadsa · mandaas · mannadas

Frequency comparison

manadas#35,604
manías#44,849

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "manadas" and "manías" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "manadas" is a participle and "manías" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "manadas" or "manías"?
"manadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,604 in our Spanish list, against #44,849 for "manías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering manadas vs manías

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “manadas”; for a verb, it's “manías”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “manadas” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list