mandenvsmidenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“manden” and “miden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,419
“manden” frequency rank
#15,162
“miden” frequency rank
27581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manden miden
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mandar o de mandarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de medir o de medirse.

Where the eye mixes manden and miden

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

6 ch
manden
5 ch
miden

Look-alike desk: manden vs miden

A purely visual mix-up. manden ([ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]) and miden ([ˈmið̞ẽn]) 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 27581, 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]. miden is at rank #15,162, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmið̞ẽn].

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 27581, this pair ranks #226,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of manden vs miden

Shared letters: demn. Private to "manden": a. Private to "miden": i.

"manden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "miden" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mandenamnden · madnen · mandden · mandenn · mandne · manedn · mannden · mmanden
  • midenimden · mdien · midden · midenn · midne · miedn · mmiden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "manden" for "miden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn] versus [ˈmið̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "manden" vs "miden" - which ranks higher?
"manden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,419 in our Spanish list, against #15,162 for "miden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "manden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "miden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "manden" and "miden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "miden vs mirón". 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 #226,119 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