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Which to use

“manías” and “mias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,849
“manías” frequency rank
#28,450
“mias” frequency rank
73299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manías mias
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de miar.

Where the eye mixes manías and mias

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. manías runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against mias's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
manías
4 ch
mias

Why the eye confuses manías with mias

A purely visual mix-up. manías ([maˈnias]) and mias ([ˈmjas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73299, 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]. mias is at rank #28,450, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmjas].

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 73299, this pair ranks #23,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of manías vs mias

Shared letters: ams. Private to "manías": . Private to "mias": i.

"manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "mias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • miasimas · mmias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "manías" and "mias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([maˈnias] versus [ˈmjas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "manías" or "mias"?
"mias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,450 in our Spanish list, against #44,849 for "manías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "manías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "manías" and "mias" 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 #23,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list