Which to use
“madre” and “mané” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,219
- “madre” frequency rank
- #16,814
- “mané” frequency rank
- 26033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | madre | mané |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe | pessoa boba, tolo |
Letter map: madre vs mané
Shared letters muted; letters that set madre and mané apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: madre and mané
madre and mané are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
madre is recorded at frequency rank #9,219, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈma.dɾɨ/. mané is at rank #16,814, tagged as anoun.
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 26033, this pair ranks #43,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of madre vs mané
Shared letters: am. Private to "madre": der. Private to "mané": né.
"madre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mané" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- madre ← amdre · maddre · mader · madrre · marde · mdare · mmadre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "madre" for "mané" ever safe?
Frequency check: "madre" vs "mané" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "madre" vs "mané" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "madre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mané" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "madre" and "mané" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mané". 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 #43,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.