Which to use
“mantenemos” is a verb and “mantenidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,149
- “mantenemos” frequency rank
- #24,944
- “mantenidos” frequency rank
- 41093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenemos | mantenidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Forma del plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenemos and mantenidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantenemos and mantenidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mantenemos and mantenidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mantenemos is [mãn̪t̪eˈnemos] while mantenidos is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41093, 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]. mantenidos is at rank #24,944, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞os].
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 41093, this pair ranks #155,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenemos vs mantenidos
Shared letters: aemnost. Private to "mantenemos": -. Private to "mantenidos": di.
"mantenemos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "mantenidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenemos ← amntenemos · manetnemos · manntenemos · manteenmos · mantenemmos · mantenemoss · mantenemso · manteneoms
- mantenidos ← amntenidos · manetnidos · manntenidos · manteindos · mantendios · manteniddos · mantenidoss · mantenidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantenemos" and "mantenidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mantenemos" or "mantenidos"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mantenemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenemos" and "mantenidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantenidas vs mantenidos". 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 #155,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.