Which to use
“manos” and “mundos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #502
- “manos” frequency rank
- #6,926
- “mundos” frequency rank
- 7428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manos | mundos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mano. | Forma del plural de mundo. |
Where the eye mixes manos and mundos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mundos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manos vs mundos
A purely visual mix-up. manos ([ˈmanos]) and mundos ([ˈmũn̪d̪os]) 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 7428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manos is recorded at frequency rank #502, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanos]. mundos is at rank #6,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmũn̪d̪os].
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 7428, this pair ranks #308,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manos vs mundos
Shared letters: mnos. Private to "manos": a. Private to "mundos": du.
"manos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mundos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manos" for "mundos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manos" vs "mundos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manos" and "mundos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mundos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manos" and "mundos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantos vs mundos". 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 #308,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.