Which to use
“magro” and “manso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,924
- “magro” frequency rank
- #22,382
- “manso” frequency rank
- 33306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | manso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não gordo, não cheio de carnes | pacífico |
Letter map: magro vs manso
Shared letters muted; letters that set magro and manso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magro and manso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on magro vs manso
magro and manso 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #10,924, classified as anadj. manso is at rank #22,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.su/.
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 33306, this pair ranks #34,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs manso
Shared letters: amo. Private to "magro": gr. Private to "manso": ns.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "manso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magro" and "manso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magro" or "manso"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "manso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manhoso vs manso". 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 #34,244 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.