Which to use
“manhã” and “manhas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #428
- “manhã” frequency rank
- #43,982
- “manhas” frequency rank
- 44410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manhã | manhas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período do dia entre o nascer-do-sol e o meio-dia | manhas, costume, hábito, modo |
Letter map: manhã vs manhas
Shared letters muted; letters that set manhã and manhas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. manhã runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against manhas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on manhã vs manhas
manhã and manhas 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 44410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manhã is recorded at frequency rank #428, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/. manhas is at rank #43,982, 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 44410, this pair ranks #21,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manhã vs manhas
Shared letters: ahmn. Private to "manhã": ã. Private to "manhas": s.
"manhã" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "manhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- manhas ← amnhas · mahnas · manahs · manhass · manhhas · manhsa · mannhas · mmanhas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manhã" for "manhas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manhã" vs "manhas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "manhã" and "manhas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "manhã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manhas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manhã" and "manhas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manhas vs manhoso". 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 #21,084 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.