mansvsmindConfusable pair

Which to use

“mans” and “mind” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,698
“mans” frequency rank
#16,644
“mind” frequency rank
60342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mans mind
Definition Forma del plural de mà. Mente, razón, entendimiento.

Where the eye mixes mans and mind

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
mans
4 ch
mind

Visual trap between mans and mind

A purely visual mix-up. mans ([ˈmans]) and mind (/maɪnd/) 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 60342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mans is recorded at frequency rank #43,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmans]. mind is at rank #16,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced /maɪnd/.

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 60342, this pair ranks #59,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of mans vs mind

Shared letters: mn. Private to "mans": as. Private to "mind": di.

"mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mansamns · manns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas
  • mindimnd · midn · mindd · minnd · mmind · mnid

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "mans" for "mind" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmans] versus /maɪnd/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "mans" or "mind"?
"mind" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,644 in our Spanish list, against #43,698 for "mans". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "mans" and "mind" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mans" and "mind" 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 #59,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list