Which to use
“manos” and “Marks” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #502
- “manos” frequency rank
- #46,051
- “Marks” frequency rank
- 46553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manos | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mano. | Plural de Mark. |
Where the eye mixes manos and Marks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. manos (CVCVC) and Marks (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: manos vs Marks
A purely visual mix-up. manos ([ˈmanos]) and Marks ([maɾks]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manos is recorded at frequency rank #502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanos]. Marks is at rank #46,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾks].
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 46553, this pair ranks #125,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manos vs Marks
Shared letters: ams. Private to "manos": no. Private to "Marks": kr.
"manos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manos" and "Marks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "manos" vs "Marks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manos" and "Marks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs Marks". 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 #125,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.