mantenerse

[mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse]

/[mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“mantenerse” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,128
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sostenerse uno mismo, sea en un mismo nivel o lugar durante el transcurso del tiempo, o bien económicamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mantenerse · mantenerse · Spanish

mantenerse · rank #5,128 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,128
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH líquido

Nearest frequency peer: líquido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mantenerse”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mantenerse” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mantenerse vs manténgase
70% similar
mantenerse vs mantener
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mantenerse
PropertyValue
Headwordmantenerse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,128
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mantenerse”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mantenersecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “líquido” (#5,127), “mejoras” (#5,129), “justamente” (#5,126). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mantenerse” va en #5,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mantenerse (IPA [mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,128 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sostenerse uno mismo, sea en un mismo nivel o lugar durante el transcurso del tiempo, o bien económicamente.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mantenerse, with forms such as "amntenerse", "manetnerse", and "manntenerse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "manténgase", "mantener", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is mantenerse, spelled M-A-N-T-E-N-E-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sostenerse uno mismo, sea en un mismo nivel o lugar durante el transcurso del tiempo, o bien económicamente.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amntenerse
  • manetnerse
  • manntenerse
  • manteenrse
  • mantenerce
  • manteneres
  • mantenerrse
  • mantenersse
  • mantenesre
  • mantennerse
  • mantenrese
  • mantneerse
  • manttenerse
  • matnenerse
  • mmantenerse
  • mnatenerse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mantenerse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amntenerse2manetnerse2manntenerse1manteenrse2mantenerce1manteneres2mantenerrse1mantenersse1
Edit distance from "mantenerse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mantenerse"?
"mantenerse" is spelled M-A-N-T-E-N-E-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse].
What does "mantenerse" mean?
As a verb, "mantenerse" means: Sostenerse uno mismo, sea en un mismo nivel o lugar durante el transcurso del tiempo, o bien económicamente.
What words are commonly confused with "mantenerse"?
"mantenerse" is commonly confused with "manténgase", "mantener". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mantenerse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mantenerse" is [mãn̪t̪eˈneɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mantenerse" come from?
"mantenerse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mantenerse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list