Which to use
“manejaban” is a verb and “manejable” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,472
- “manejaban” frequency rank
- #36,148
- “manejable” frequency rank
- 77620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manejaban | manejable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manejar. | Lo que se maneja con facilidad. |
Where the eye mixes manejaban and manejable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manejaban with manejable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manejaban is [maneˈxaβ̞ãn] while manejable is [maneˈxaβ̞le]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manejaban is recorded at frequency rank #41,472, classified as averb, pronounced [maneˈxaβ̞ãn]. manejable is at rank #36,148, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maneˈxaβ̞le].
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 77620, this pair ranks #15,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manejaban vs manejable
Shared letters: abejmn. Private to "manejaban": -. Private to "manejable": l.
"manejaban" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "manejable" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manejaban" for "manejable" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "manejaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manejable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manejaban" and "manejable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manejaban vs manejaron". 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 #15,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.