Which to use
“maneje” and “manejen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,398
- “maneje” frequency rank
- #31,434
- “manejen” frequency rank
- 52832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maneje | manejen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de manejar o de manejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de manejar o de manejarse. |
Where the eye mixes maneje and manejen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. maneje runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against manejen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maneje vs manejen
A purely visual mix-up. maneje ([maˈnexe]) and manejen ([maˈnexẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “maneje” sits inside “manejen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maneje is recorded at frequency rank #21,398, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈnexe]. manejen is at rank #31,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈnexẽn].
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 52832, this pair ranks #90,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maneje vs manejen
Shared letters: aejmn. Private to "maneje": -. Private to "manejen": -.
"maneje" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "manejen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "maneje" and "manejen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maneje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manejen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maneje" and "manejen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manejen vs manejos". 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 #90,788 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.