Which to use
“mantenga” and “mantengo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,592
- “mantenga” frequency rank
- #16,150
- “mantengo” frequency rank
- 23742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenga | mantengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mantener. |
Where the eye mixes mantenga and mantengo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantenga and mantengo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mantenga and mantengo
A purely visual mix-up. mantenga ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋga]) and mantengo ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgo]) 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 a single letter - a in “mantenga” becomes o in “mantengo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23742, 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]. mantengo is at rank #16,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgo].
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 23742, this pair ranks #244,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenga vs mantengo
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "mantenga": -. Private to "mantengo": o.
"mantenga" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "mantengo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantenga" for "mantengo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mantenga" vs "mantengo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "mantengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenga" and "mantengo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengas vs mantengo". 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 #244,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.