Which to use
“manifiestan” and “manifiesten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,446
- “manifiestan” frequency rank
- #43,697
- “manifiesten” frequency rank
- 55143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manifiestan | manifiesten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de manifestar o de manifestarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de manifestar o de manifestarse. |
Where the eye mixes manifiestan and manifiesten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. manifiestan and manifiesten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: manifiestan vs manifiesten
A purely visual mix-up. manifiestan ([maniˈfjest̪ãn]) and manifiesten ([maniˈfjest̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “manifiestan” becomes e in “manifiesten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manifiestan is recorded at frequency rank #11,446, classified as averb, pronounced [maniˈfjest̪ãn]. manifiesten is at rank #43,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [maniˈfjest̪ẽn].
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 55143, this pair ranks #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manifiestan vs manifiesten
Shared letters: aefimnst. Private to "manifiestan": -. Private to "manifiesten": -.
"manifiestan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC · "manifiesten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manifiestan ← amnifiestan · mainfiestan · manfiiestan · manifeistan · maniffiestan · manifiesatn · manifiesstan · manifiestann
- manifiesten ← amnifiesten · mainfiesten · manfiiesten · manifeisten · maniffiesten · manifiesetn · manifiessten · manifiestenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manifiestan" for "manifiesten" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manifiestan" and "manifiesten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manifiestan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manifiesten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manifiestan" and "manifiesten" 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 #80,216 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.