Which to use
“mantendrá” and “mantener” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,639
- “mantendrá” frequency rank
- #827
- “mantener” frequency rank
- 13466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantendrá | mantener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Proveer a alguien de sustento, en especial alimentario o económico |
Where the eye mixes mantendrá and mantener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantendrá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against mantener's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mantendrá vs mantener
A purely visual mix-up. mantendrá ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and mantener ([mãn̪t̪eˈneɾ]) 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 13466, 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]. mantener is at rank #827, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈneɾ].
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 13466, this pair ranks #287,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantendrá vs mantener
Shared letters: aemnrt. Private to "mantendrá": dá. Private to "mantener": -.
"mantendrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "mantener" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantener ← amntener · manetner · manntener · manteenr · mantenerr · mantenner · mantenre · mantneer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantendrá" for "mantener" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mantendrá" vs "mantener" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "mantener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantendrá" and "mantener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manteles vs mantener". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #287,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.