Which to use
“mañas” and “marías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- #26,919
- “marías” frequency rank
- 58355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mañas | marías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maña. | Forma del plural de maría. |
Where the eye mixes mañas and marías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mañas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against marías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mañas with marías
A purely visual mix-up. mañas ([ˈmaɲas]) and marías ([maˈɾias]) 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 58355, 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]. marías is at rank #26,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾias].
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 58355, this pair ranks #66,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mañas vs marías
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mañas": ñ. Private to "marías": rí.
"mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "marías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mañas" for "marías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mañas" vs "marías" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mañas" and "marías" 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 "marías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mañas" and "marías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mañas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.