Which to use
“mañas” and “monjas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,436
- “mañas” frequency rank
- #11,617
- “monjas” frequency rank
- 43053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mañas | monjas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maña. | Forma del plural de monja. |
Where the eye mixes mañas and monjas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mañas and monjas
A purely visual mix-up. mañas ([ˈmaɲas]) and monjas ([ˈmõŋxas]) 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 43053, 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]. monjas is at rank #11,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmõŋxas].
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 43053, this pair ranks #144,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mañas vs monjas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mañas": ñ. Private to "monjas": jno.
"mañas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "monjas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- monjas ← mmonjas · mnojas · mojnas · monajs · monjass · monjjas · monjsa · monnjas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mañas" for "monjas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mañas" vs "monjas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mañas" and "monjas" 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 "monjas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mañas" and "monjas" 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 #144,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.