Which to use
“mañas” is a noun and “manco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- #23,485
- “manco” frequency rank
- 54921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mañas | manco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maña. | Que le falta un brazo o una mano, o que no puede usar alguno de estos miembros. |
Where the eye mixes mañas and manco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. mañas (CVCVC) and manco (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mañas and manco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mañas is [ˈmaɲas] while manco is [ˈmãŋko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mañas is recorded at frequency rank #31,436, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɲas]. manco is at rank #23,485, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmãŋko].
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 54921, this pair ranks #81,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mañas vs manco
Shared letters: am. Private to "mañas": sñ. Private to "manco": cno.
"mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "manco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- manco ← amnco · macno · mancco · mannco · manoc · mmanco · mnaco
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mañas" and "manco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mañas" or "manco"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mañas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mañas" and "manco" 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 #81,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.