mantenía

[mãn̪t̪eˈnia]

/[mãn̪t̪eˈnia]/ verb

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The verdict

“mantenía” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,023
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mantenia · mantenía · Spanish

mantenía · rank #10,023 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,023
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mandaron

Nearest frequency peer: mandaron (-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 “mantenía”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mantenía” 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).

mantenía vs materia
63% similar
mantenía vs mantente
75% similar
mantenía vs montería
75% similar

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

Key facts for mantenía
PropertyValue
Headwordmantenía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mãn̪t̪eˈnia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,023
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mantenía”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).manteníacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mandaron” (#10,022), “llevarán” (#10,021), “Mariscal” (#10,025). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mantenía” va en #10,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mantenía (IPA [mãn̪t̪eˈnia]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,023 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mantenía, with forms such as "amntenía", "manetnía", and "manntenía". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "materia", "mantente", "montería", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mantenía, spelled M-A-N-T-E-N-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amntenía
  • manetnía
  • manntenía
  • mantenaí
  • mantennía
  • manteína
  • mantneía
  • manttenía
  • matnenía
  • mmantenía
  • mnatenía

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mantenía - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amntenía2manetnía2manntenía1mantenaí2mantennía1manteína2mantneía2manttenía1
Edit distance from "mantenía"

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 "mantenía"?
"mantenía" is spelled M-A-N-T-E-N-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪t̪eˈnia].
What does "mantenía" mean?
As a verb, "mantenía" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "mantenía"?
"mantenía" is commonly confused with "materia", "mantente", "montería". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mantenía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mantenía" is [mãn̪t̪eˈnia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mantenía" come from?
"mantenía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mandaron#10,022llevarán#10,021Mariscal#10,025interfaz#10,010

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

hierbas11 variantssalarial11 variantsdetallado11 variantsamistoso11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list