Which to use
“manies” and “mondes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,880
- “manies” frequency rank
- #6,320
- “mondes” frequency rank
- 53200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manies | mondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de manie. | Pluriel de monde. |
Where the eye mixes manies and mondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manies (CVCVVC) and mondes (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: manies vs mondes
A purely visual mix-up. manies (\ma.ni\) and mondes (\mɔ̃d\) 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 53200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manies is recorded at frequency rank #46,880, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ni\. mondes is at rank #6,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃d\.
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 53200, this pair ranks #142,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manies vs mondes
Shared letters: emns. Private to "manies": ai. Private to "mondes": do.
"manies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "mondes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manies" and "mondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "manies" vs "mondes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manies" and "mondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mane vs manies". 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 #142,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.