Which to use
“manhas” and “mansão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,982
- “manhas” frequency rank
- #6,672
- “mansão” frequency rank
- 50654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manhas | mansão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manhas, costume, hábito, modo | morada |
Letter map: manhas vs mansão
Shared letters muted; letters that set manhas and mansão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. manhas (CVCCVC) and mansão (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - manhas / mansão
manhas and mansão 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manhas is recorded at frequency rank #43,982, classified as anoun. mansão is at rank #6,672, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 50654, this pair ranks #14,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manhas vs mansão
Shared letters: amns. Private to "manhas": h. Private to "mansão": oã.
"manhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mansão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- manhas ← amnhas · mahnas · manahs · manhass · manhhas · manhsa · mannhas · mmanhas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manhas" and "mansão" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manhas" vs "mansão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "manhas" and "mansão".
- Full dictionary entry for "manhas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mansão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manhas" and "mansão" 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 #14,296 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.