Which to use
“mantendrá” and “mantenga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,639
- “mantendrá” frequency rank
- #7,592
- “mantenga” frequency rank
- 20231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantendrá | mantenga |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantendrá and mantenga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mantendrá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against mantenga's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantendrá and mantenga
A purely visual mix-up. mantendrá ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and mantenga ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋga]) 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 20231, 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]. mantenga is at rank #7,592, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋga].
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 20231, this pair ranks #260,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantendrá vs mantenga
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantendrá": drá. Private to "mantenga": g.
"mantendrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "mantenga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenga ← amntenga · manetnga · manntenga · mantegna · mantenag · mantengga · mantennga · mantnega
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantendrá" for "mantenga" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantendrá" or "mantenga" show up more?
What to do next
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 "mantenga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantendrá" and "mantenga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantenga vs manténgase". 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 #260,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.