Which to use
“mantengan” and “mantengo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,447
- “mantengan” frequency rank
- #16,150
- “mantengo” frequency rank
- 27597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantengan | mantengo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de mantener. |
Where the eye mixes mantengan and mantengo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantengan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against mantengo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mantengan with mantengo
A purely visual mix-up. mantengan ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27597, 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]. 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 27597, this pair ranks #226,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantengan vs mantengo
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "mantengan": -. Private to "mantengo": o.
"mantengan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "mantengo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantengan" for "mantengo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mantengan" or "mantengo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mantengan" and "mantengo" 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 "mantengo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantengan" and "mantengo" 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 #226,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.