mantuve

/[mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,136

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

mantuve is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. Pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e]. Often confused with Matute and mantuvo.

Key facts for mantuve
PropertyValue
Headwordmantuve
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,136
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of mantuve in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mantuve is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,136 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mantuve, with forms such as "amntuve", "manntuve", and "manttuve". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Matute", "mantuvo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is mantuve, spelled M-A-N-T-U-V-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amntuve,manntuve,manttuve,mantube,mantuev,mantuvve,mantvue,manutve,matnuve,mmantuve,mnatuve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mantuve

Misspelling Variants of "mantuve"

amntuve7manntuve8manttuve8mantube7mantuev7mantuvve8mantvue7manutve7
Misspelling Variants of "mantuve"

Frequency rank: #35,136 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mantuve"?
"mantuve" is spelled M-A-N-T-U-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e].
What does "mantuve" mean?
As a verb, "mantuve" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse.
What words are commonly confused with "mantuve"?
"mantuve" is commonly confused with "Matute", "mantuvo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mantuve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mantuve" is [mãn̪ˈt̪uβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mantuve" come from?
"mantuve" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.