Which to use
“mañas” is a noun and “marinas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- #12,868
- “marinas” frequency rank
- 44304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mañas | marinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maña. | Forma del femenino plural de marino. |
Where the eye mixes mañas and marinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mañas runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against marinas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mañas with marinas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mañas is [ˈmaɲas] while marinas is [maˈɾinas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44304, 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]. marinas is at rank #12,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈɾinas].
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 44304, this pair ranks #137,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mañas vs marinas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mañas": ñ. Private to "marinas": inr.
"mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "marinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marinas ← amrinas · mairnas · marians · marinass · marinnas · marinsa · marnias · marrinas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mañas" and "marinas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mañas" vs "marinas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "marinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mañas" and "marinas" 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 #137,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.