Which to use
“mañas” is a noun and “mande” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- #7,750
- “mande” frequency rank
- 39186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mañas | mande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maña. | Indica que el escuchador no entendió el mensaje. |
Where the eye mixes mañas and mande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mañas vs mande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mañas is [ˈmaɲas] while mande is [ˈmãn̪d̪e]. 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 intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39186, 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]. mande is at rank #7,750, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈmãn̪d̪e].
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 39186, this pair ranks #165,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mañas vs mande
Shared letters: am. Private to "mañas": sñ. Private to "mande": den.
"mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mande" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mande ← amnde · madne · mandde · maned · mannde · mmande · mnade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mañas" for "mande" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mañas" vs "mande" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mañas" and "mande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mañas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mañas" and "mande" 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 #165,930 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.