MannvsmenConfusable pair

Quick tell: Mann is a noun, men is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mann” is a noun and “men” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,039
“Mann” frequency rank
#6,318
“men” frequency rank
31357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mann men
Definition indivíduo adulto do sexo masculino pronome indefinido da terceira pessoa do singular, equivalente à partícula "se"

Letter map: Mann vs men

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mann and men apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Mann
3 ch
men

Grammar separator: Mann vs men

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mann is anoun and menapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mann is recorded at frequency rank #25,039, classified as anoun, pronounced /man/ ouvir^(fonte ?). men is at rank #6,318, tagged as apron.

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 31357, this pair ranks #36,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mann vs men

Shared letters: mn. Private to "Mann": a. Private to "men": e.

"Mann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "men" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mannamnn · mmann · mnan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mann" for "men" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mann" is a noun and "men" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Mann" vs "men" - which ranks higher?
"men" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,318 in our Portuguese list, against #25,039 for "Mann". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Mann" vs "men" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "men" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mann" and "men" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs Mann". 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 #36,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list