Which to use
“maní” is a noun and “más” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,309
- “maní” frequency rank
- #24
- “más” frequency rank
- 18333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maní | más |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | En comparación implícita o explícita, indica "mayor cantidad de, exceso, aumento, superioridad, preferencia". Comparativo irregular de mucho |
Where the eye mixes maní and más
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maní with más
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maní is [maˈni] while más is [ˈmas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18333, 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]. más is at rank #24, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈmas].
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 18333, this pair ranks #268,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maní vs más
Shared letters: m. Private to "maní": aní. Private to "más": sá.
"maní" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "más" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maní" for "más" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maní" vs "más" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maní" and "más" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maní" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "más" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maní" and "más" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maní vs math". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,343 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.