mansão vs manta, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“mansão” and “manta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,672
“mansão” frequency rank: #18,109
“manta” frequency rank: 24781
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	mansão	manta
Definition	morada	manto; cobertura; xale

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mansão and manta apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

mansão

5 ch

manta

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. mansão (/mɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and manta (/ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mansão is recorded at frequency rank #6,672, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. manta is at rank #18,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/.

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 24781, this pair ranks #44,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mansão vs manta

Shared letters: amn. Private to "mansão": osã. Private to "manta": t.

"mansão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "manta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

manta ← amnta · manat · mannta · mantta · matna · mmanta · mnata

Frequency comparison

mansão#6,672

manta#18,109

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mansão" and "manta" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/mɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /ˈmɐ̃.tɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "mansão" or "manta"?

"mansão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,672 in our Portuguese list, against #18,109 for "manta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mansão vs manta

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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