Which to use
“mantengas” is a verb and “mantenidas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,943
- “mantengas” frequency rank
- #34,667
- “mantenidas” frequency rank
- 75610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantengas | mantenidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de mantener. | Forma del femenino plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantengas and mantenidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantengas runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against mantenidas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mantengas with mantenidas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mantengas is [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgas] while mantenidas is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantengas is recorded at frequency rank #40,943, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽŋgas]. mantenidas is at rank #34,667, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞as].
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 75610, this pair ranks #19,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mantengas vs mantenidas
Shared letters: aemnst. Private to "mantengas": g. Private to "mantenidas": di.
"mantengas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "mantenidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantengas ← amntengas · manetngas · manntengas · mantegnas · mantenags · mantengass · mantenggas · mantengsa
- mantenidas ← amntenidas · manetnidas · manntenidas · manteindas · mantendias · manteniads · mantenidass · manteniddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantengas" for "mantenidas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantengas" or "mantenidas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantengas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantengas" and "mantenidas" 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 #19,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.