Which to use
“maní” is a noun and “manías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,309
- “maní” frequency rank
- #44,849
- “manías” frequency rank
- 63158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maní | manías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Arachis hypogaea) Planta anual de la familia de las fabáceas, orginaria de América. Tiene hojas pinnadas con dos pares de folíolos oblongos, y flores amarillas con un cáliz tubular, cuyo ovario se desplaza al ser fertilizadas hasta enterrarse en el suelo. Los frutos son vainas que crecen y maduran bajo tierra. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir. |
Where the eye mixes maní and manías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. maní runs 4 letters (CVCV) against manías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maní and manías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maní is [maˈni] while manías is [maˈnias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “maní” sits inside “manías”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maní is recorded at frequency rank #18,309, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈni]. manías is at rank #44,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈnias].
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 63158, this pair ranks #49,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maní vs manías
Shared letters: amní. Private to "maní": -. Private to "manías": s.
"maní" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maní" and "manías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maní" or "manías"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "maní" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maní" and "manías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mantis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.