Which to use
“mantendrán” and “mantengan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,519
- “mantendrán” frequency rank
- #11,447
- “mantengan” frequency rank
- 37966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantendrán | mantengan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantendrán and mantengan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantendrán runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against mantengan's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantendrán and mantengan
A purely visual mix-up. mantendrán ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) and mantengan ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]) 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 37966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantendrán is recorded at frequency rank #26,519, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]. mantengan is at rank #11,447, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn].
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 37966, this pair ranks #172,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantendrán vs mantengan
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantendrán": drá. Private to "mantengan": g.
"mantendrán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "mantengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantengan ← amntengan · manetngan · manntengan · mantegnan · mantenagn · mantengann · mantenggan · mantengna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantendrán" and "mantengan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mantendrán" or "mantengan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mantendrán" and "mantengan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantendrán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantendrán" and "mantengan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengan vs manténganse". 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 #172,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.