Which to use
“mano” and “mans” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #342
- “mano” frequency rank
- #43,698
- “mans” frequency rank
- 44040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mano | mans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extremidad prensil y articulada en el extremo distal del brazo de los antropoides. | Forma del plural de mà. |
Where the eye mixes mano and mans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mano with mans
A purely visual mix-up. mano ([ˈmano]) and mans ([ˈmans]) 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 - o in “mano” becomes s in “mans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mano is recorded at frequency rank #342, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmano]. mans is at rank #43,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmans].
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 44040, this pair ranks #139,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mano vs mans
Shared letters: amn. Private to "mano": o. Private to "mans": s.
"mano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mano" and "mans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mano" or "mans" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mano" and "mans" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mano" and "mans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs mans". 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 #139,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.