mandenvsMannTell them apart

Quick tell: manden is a verb, Mann is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“manden” is a verb and “Mann” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,419
“manden” frequency rank
#26,135
“Mann” frequency rank
38554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manden Mann
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mandar o de mandarse. Hombre.

Where the eye mixes manden and Mann

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
manden
4 ch
Mann

Look-alike desk: manden vs Mann

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manden is [ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn] while Mann is [man]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

manden is recorded at frequency rank #12,419, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]. Mann is at rank #26,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced [man].

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 38554, this pair ranks #169,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of manden vs Mann

Shared letters: amn. Private to "manden": de. Private to "Mann": -.

"manden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Mann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mandenamnden · madnen · mandden · mandenn · mandne · manedn · mannden · mmanden
  • Mannamnn · mmann · mnan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "manden" and "Mann" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "manden" is a verb and "Mann" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "manden" vs "Mann" - which ranks higher?
"manden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,419 in our Spanish list, against #26,135 for "Mann". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "manden" and "Mann" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "manden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "manden" and "Mann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mann vs math". 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 #169,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list