Which to use
“manitas” and “marías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,220
- “manitas” frequency rank
- #26,919
- “marías” frequency rank
- 60139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manitas | marías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona experta en una amplia gama de reparaciones, por lo general relacionadas con el hogar. | Forma del plural de maría. |
Where the eye mixes manitas and marías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manitas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against marías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manitas vs marías
A purely visual mix-up. manitas ([maˈnit̪as]) and marías ([maˈɾias]) 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 60139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manitas is recorded at frequency rank #33,220, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈnit̪as]. marías is at rank #26,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾias].
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 60139, this pair ranks #60,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manitas vs marías
Shared letters: ams. Private to "manitas": int. Private to "marías": rí.
"manitas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "marías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manitas ← amnitas · maintas · maniats · manitass · manitsa · manittas · mannitas · mantias
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manitas" and "marías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manitas" or "marías"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manitas" and "marías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manitas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manitas" and "marías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manitas 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 #60,010 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.