Which to use
“mandan” and “manías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,562
- “mandan” frequency rank
- #44,849
- “manías” frequency rank
- 51411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mandan | manías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mandar o de mandarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir. |
Where the eye mixes mandan and manías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mandan (CVCCVC) and manías (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mandan and manías
A purely visual mix-up. mandan ([ˈmãn̪d̪ãn]) and manías ([maˈnias]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mandan is recorded at frequency rank #6,562, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmãn̪d̪ãn]. manías is at rank #44,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈnias].
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 51411, this pair ranks #98,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mandan vs manías
Shared letters: amn. Private to "mandan": d. Private to "manías": sí.
"mandan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mandan ← amndan · madnan · manadn · mandann · manddan · mandna · manndan · mmandan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mandan" for "manías" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mandan" or "manías"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mandan" and "manías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mandan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mandan" and "manías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mantis". 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 #98,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.