# mané vs monge

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mané
*noun · frequency rank #16,814*
pessoa boba, tolo

### monge
*noun · IPA /ˈmõ.ʒɨ/ · frequency rank #8,505*
pessoa devotada à vida monástica e clausural

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mane-vs-monge