Which to use
“mantengan” and “manténganse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,447
- “mantengan” frequency rank
- #49,782
- “manténganse” frequency rank
- 61229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantengan | manténganse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de mantenerse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mantengan and manténganse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantengan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against manténganse's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mantengan with manténganse
A purely visual mix-up. mantengan ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]) and manténganse ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãnse]) 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 61229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantengan is recorded at frequency rank #11,447, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]. manténganse is at rank #49,782, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãnse].
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 61229, this pair ranks #56,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mantengan vs manténganse
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "mantengan": -. Private to "manténganse": sé.
"mantengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "manténganse" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantengan ← amntengan · manetngan · manntengan · mantegnan · mantenagn · mantengann · mantenggan · mantengna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantengan" and "manténganse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mantengan" or "manténganse"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mantengan" and "manténganse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manténganse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantengan" and "manténganse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manténganse vs manténgase". 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 #56,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.