# maintain vs maintained

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maintain
*verb · IPA /meɪnˈteɪn/ · frequency rank #2,260*
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).

### maintained
*adjective · IPA /meɪnˈteɪnd/ · frequency rank #3,768*
showing maintenance or attention

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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