# manso vs mas

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### manso
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɐ̃.su/ · frequency rank #22,382*
pacífico

### mas
*conjunction · IPA /ˈmɐʃ/ · frequency rank #25*
conjunção adversativa, indica clara oposição entre ideias

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manso-vs-mas