mandenvsmondeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,419
“manden” frequency rank
#20,127
“monde” frequency rank
32546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manden monde
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mandar o de mandarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mondar.

Where the eye mixes manden and monde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manden runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against monde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
manden
5 ch
monde

Visual trap between manden and monde

A purely visual mix-up. manden ([ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]) and monde ([ˈmõn̪d̪e]) 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 32546, 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]. monde is at rank #20,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmõn̪d̪e].

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 32546, this pair ranks #201,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of manden vs monde

Shared letters: demn. Private to "manden": a. Private to "monde": o.

"manden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "monde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • manden ← amnden · madnen · mandden · mandenn · mandne · manedn · mannden · mmanden
  • monde ← mmonde · mnode · modne · mondde · moned · monnde · omnde

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "manden" for "monde" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn] versus [ˈmõn̪d̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "manden" or "monde"?
"manden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,419 in our Spanish list, against #20,127 for "monde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "manden" and "monde" 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 "monde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "manden" and "monde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monde vs month". 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 #201,416 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