Which to use
“manías” is a verb and “manjar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,849
- “manías” frequency rank
- #23,487
- “manjar” frequency rank
- 68336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manías | manjar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir. | Alimento de sabor exquisito. |
Where the eye mixes manías and manjar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manías with manjar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manías is [maˈnias] while manjar is [mãŋˈxaɾ]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manías is recorded at frequency rank #44,849, classified as averb, pronounced [maˈnias]. manjar is at rank #23,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mãŋˈxaɾ].
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 68336, this pair ranks #34,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manías vs manjar
Shared letters: amn. Private to "manías": sí. Private to "manjar": jr.
"manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "manjar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manjar ← amnjar · majnar · manajr · manjarr · manjjar · manjra · mannjar · mmanjar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manías" for "manjar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manías" or "manjar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manías" and "manjar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manjar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manías" and "manjar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mantis". 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 #34,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.