# mantén vs matter

> 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.

### matter
*noun · IPA /ˈmæt.ə/ · frequency rank #34,211*
Materia.

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