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 eye mixes manadas and manías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. manadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against manías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between manadas and manías
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
- manadas ← amnadas · maandas · manaads · manadass · manaddas · manadsa · mandaas · mannadas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manadas" and "manías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "manadas" or "manías" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manadas" and "manías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mantis". 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 #11,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.