Which to use
“manie” and “manille” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,311
- “manie” frequency rank
- #24,667
- “manille” frequency rank
- 38978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manie | manille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d’exaltation extrême de l’humeur avec agitation psychomotrice, associé à des symptômes physiques comme la tachycardie, l’hyperthermie et des modifications de l’appétit. | Jeu de cartes où le dix est la plus forte carte. |
Where the eye mixes manie and manille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. manie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against manille's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between manie and manille
A purely visual mix-up. manie (\ma.ni\) and manille (\ma.nij\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manie is recorded at frequency rank #14,311, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ni\. manille is at rank #24,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.nij\.
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 38978, this pair ranks #251,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manie vs manille
Shared letters: aeimn. Private to "manie": -. Private to "manille": l.
"manie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "manille" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manie" for "manille" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manie" vs "manille" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "manie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manie" and "manille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maniable vs manille". 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 #251,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.