Which to use
“mantenemos” and “mantengamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,149
- “mantenemos” frequency rank
- #35,135
- “mantengamos” frequency rank
- 51284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenemos | mantengamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenemos and mantengamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mantenemos runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against mantengamos's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantenemos and mantengamos
A purely visual mix-up. mantenemos ([mãn̪t̪eˈnemos]) and mantengamos ([mãn̪t̪ẽŋˈgamos]) 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 51284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenemos is recorded at frequency rank #16,149, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnemos]. mantengamos is at rank #35,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽŋˈgamos].
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 51284, this pair ranks #98,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenemos vs mantengamos
Shared letters: aemnost. Private to "mantenemos": -. Private to "mantengamos": g.
"mantenemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "mantengamos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenemos ← amntenemos · manetnemos · manntenemos · manteenmos · mantenemmos · mantenemoss · mantenemso · manteneoms
- mantengamos ← amntengamos · manetngamos · manntengamos · mantegnamos · mantenagmos · mantengammos · mantengamoss · mantengamso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mantenemos" and "mantengamos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantenemos" or "mantengamos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenemos" and "mantengamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengamos vs mantengas". 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 #98,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.