Which to use
“Manila” is a name and “mínima” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,865
- “Manila” frequency rank
- #3,800
- “mínima” frequency rank
- 16665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Manila | mínima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capital de Filipinas. | Forma del femenino de mínimo. |
Where the eye mixes Manila and mínima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Manila with mínima
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Manila is [maˈnila] while mínima is [ˈminima]. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Manila is recorded at frequency rank #12,865, classified as aname, pronounced [maˈnila]. mínima is at rank #3,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈminima].
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 16665, this pair ranks #275,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Manila vs mínima
Shared letters: aimn. Private to "Manila": l. Private to "mínima": í.
"Manila" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mínima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Manila ← amnila · mainla · manial · manilla · manlia · mannila · mmanila · mnaila
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Manila" for "mínima" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Manila" or "mínima" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Manila" and "mínima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Manila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mínima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Manila" and "mínima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manglar vs Manila". 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 #275,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.