manifestóvsmanifiesteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#6,081
“manifestó” frequency rank
#33,219
“manifieste” frequency rank
39300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature manifestó manifieste
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de manifestar o de manifestarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de manifestar o de manifestarse.

Where the eye mixes manifestó and manifieste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. manifestó runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against manifieste's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
manifestó
10 ch
manifieste

Visual trap between manifestó and manifieste

A purely visual mix-up. manifestó ([manifesˈt̪o]) and manifieste ([maniˈfjest̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

manifestó is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as averb, pronounced [manifesˈt̪o]. manifieste is at rank #33,219, tagged as averb, pronounced [maniˈfjest̪e].

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 39300, this pair ranks #165,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of manifestó vs manifieste

Shared letters: aefimnst. Private to "manifestó": ó. Private to "manifieste": -.

"manifestó" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV  ·  "manifieste" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • manifiesteamnifieste · mainfieste · manfiieste · manifeiste · maniffieste · manifieset · manifiesste · manifiestte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "manifestó" and "manifieste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([manifesˈt̪o] versus [maniˈfjest̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "manifestó" or "manifieste"?
"manifestó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,081 in our Spanish list, against #33,219 for "manifieste". 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 "manifestó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "manifieste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "manifestó" and "manifieste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manifieste vs manifiesten". 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 #165,321 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