Which to use
“mantenía” and “mantenido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,023
- “mantenía” frequency rank
- #5,226
- “mantenido” frequency rank
- 15249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenía | mantenido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenía and mantenido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mantenía runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against mantenido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mantenía and mantenido
A purely visual mix-up. mantenía ([mãn̪t̪eˈnia]) and mantenido ([mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞o]) 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 15249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenía is recorded at frequency rank #10,023, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnia]. mantenido is at rank #5,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞o].
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 15249, this pair ranks #280,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantenía vs mantenido
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantenía": í. Private to "mantenido": dio.
"mantenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "mantenido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenido ← amntenido · manetnido · manntenido · manteindo · mantendio · manteniddo · manteniod · mantennido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mantenía" and "mantenido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mantenía" vs "mantenido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenía" and "mantenido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengas vs mantenía". 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 #280,949 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.