Which to use
“maní” and “mans” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,309
- “maní” frequency rank
- #43,698
- “mans” frequency rank
- 62007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maní | mans |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de mà. |
Where the eye mixes maní and mans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. maní (CVCV) and mans (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses maní with mans
A purely visual mix-up. maní ([maˈni]) and mans ([ˈmans]) 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 a single letter - í in “maní” becomes s in “mans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62007, 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]. mans is at rank #43,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmans].
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 62007, this pair ranks #53,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maní vs mans
Shared letters: amn. Private to "maní": í. Private to "mans": s.
"maní" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mans ← amns · manns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maní" and "mans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maní" or "mans"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maní" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maní" and "mans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mans". 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 #53,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.