Which to use
“mané” and “mask” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,814
- “mané” frequency rank
- #36,537
- “mask” frequency rank
- 53351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mané | mask |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pessoa boba, tolo | máscara |
Letter map: mané vs mask
Shared letters muted; letters that set mané and mask apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mané (CVCV) and mask (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on mané vs mask
mané and mask 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 53351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mané is recorded at frequency rank #16,814, classified as anoun. mask is at rank #36,537, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mæsk/.
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 53351, this pair ranks #12,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mané vs mask
Shared letters: am. Private to "mané": né. Private to "mask": ks.
"mané" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mask" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mask ← amsk · maks · maskk · massk · mmask · msak
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mané" and "mask" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "mané" or "mask" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "mané" vs "mask" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mané" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mask" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mané" and "mask" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mask". 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 #12,091 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.