Which to use
“mantendrá” and “mantenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,639
- “mantendrá” frequency rank
- #10,023
- “mantenía” frequency rank
- 22662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantendrá | mantenía |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantendrá and mantenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mantendrá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against mantenía's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mantendrá with mantenía
A purely visual mix-up. mantendrá ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and mantenía ([mãn̪t̪eˈnia]) 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 22662, 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]. mantenía is at rank #10,023, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnia].
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 22662, this pair ranks #249,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantendrá vs mantenía
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantendrá": drá. Private to "mantenía": í.
"mantendrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "mantenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantendrá" for "mantenía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantendrá" or "mantenía" show up more?
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 "mantenía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantendrá" and "mantenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengas vs mantenía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.