# mantén vs mater

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mantén
*verb · IPA [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽn] · frequency rank #23,856*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mantener.

### mater
*noun · IPA /ˈmaː.ter/ · frequency rank #28,069*
Madre.

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