Which to use
“mantengan” and “manténgase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,447
- “mantengan” frequency rank
- #42,021
- “manténgase” frequency rank
- 53468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantengan | manténgase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de mantenerse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mantengan and manténgase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantengan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against manténgase's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantengan and manténgase
A purely visual mix-up. mantengan ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]) and manténgase ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgase]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53468, 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]. manténgase is at rank #42,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgase].
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 53468, this pair ranks #87,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantengan vs manténgase
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "mantengan": -. Private to "manténgase": sé.
"mantengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "manténgase" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantengan ← amntengan · manetngan · manntengan · mantegnan · mantenagn · mantengann · mantenggan · mantengna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantengan" and "manténgase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mantengan" vs "manténgase" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manténgase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantengan" and "manténgase" 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 #87,722 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.