Which to use
“mantendría” and “mantenía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,136
- “mantendría” frequency rank
- #10,023
- “mantenía” frequency rank
- 36159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantendría | mantenía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de mantener o de mantenerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantendría and mantenía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantendría runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVV) against mantenía's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantendría and mantenía
A purely visual mix-up. mantendría ([mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantendría is recorded at frequency rank #26,136, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]. 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 36159, this pair ranks #182,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantendría vs mantenía
Shared letters: aemntí. Private to "mantendría": dr. Private to "mantenía": -.
"mantendría" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "mantenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantendría" and "mantenía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mantendría" or "mantenía"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantendría" 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 #182,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantendría" and "mantenía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantendrán vs mantendría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.