Which to use
“mantenga” and “mantengan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,592
- “mantenga” frequency rank
- #11,447
- “mantengan” frequency rank
- 19039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenga | mantengan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 mantenga and mantengan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantenga runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against mantengan's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mantenga with mantengan
A purely visual mix-up. mantenga ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋga]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mantenga” sits inside “mantengan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenga is recorded at frequency rank #7,592, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋga]. 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 19039, this pair ranks #265,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantenga vs mantengan
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "mantenga": -. Private to "mantengan": -.
"mantenga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "mantengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantenga" and "mantengan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mantenga" vs "mantengan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenga" 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 #265,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenga" 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 #265,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.