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“mantengamos” and “mantengas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,135
- “mantengamos” frequency rank
- #40,943
- “mantengas” frequency rank
- 76078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantengamos | mantengas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener. |
Where the eye mixes mantengamos and mantengas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mantengamos runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against mantengas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mantengamos vs mantengas
A purely visual mix-up. mantengamos ([mãn̪t̪ẽŋˈgamos]) and mantengas ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgas]) 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 76078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantengamos is recorded at frequency rank #35,135, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪ẽŋˈgamos]. mantengas is at rank #40,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgas].
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 76078, this pair ranks #18,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mantengamos vs mantengas
Shared letters: aegmnst. Private to "mantengamos": o. Private to "mantengas": -.
"mantengamos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "mantengas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantengamos ← amntengamos · manetngamos · manntengamos · mantegnamos · mantenagmos · mantengammos · mantengamoss · mantengamso
- mantengas ← amntengas · manetngas · manntengas · mantegnas · mantenags · mantengass · mantenggas · mantengsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantengamos" and "mantengas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantengamos" or "mantengas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantengamos" and "mantengas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manténganse 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 #18,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.