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Which to use

“mantendrá” and “mantendría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,639
“mantendrá” frequency rank
#26,136
“mantendría” frequency rank
38775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mantendrá mantendría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mantener o de mantenerse.

Where the eye mixes mantendrá and mantendría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantendrá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against mantendría's 10 (CVCCVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
mantendrá
10 ch
mantendría

Visual trap between mantendrá and mantendría

A purely visual mix-up. mantendrá ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and mantendría ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mantendrá is recorded at frequency rank #12,639, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]. mantendría is at rank #26,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 38775, this pair ranks #168,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mantendrá vs mantendría

Shared letters: ademnrt. Private to "mantendrá": á. Private to "mantendría": í.

"mantendrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "mantendría" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mantendrá" and "mantendría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa] versus [mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantendrá" or "mantendría" show up more?
"mantendrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,639 in our Spanish list, against #26,136 for "mantendría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mantendrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mantendría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #168,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mantendrá" and "mantendría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantendrán vs mantendría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #168,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list