Which to use
“mantenía” and “mantente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,023
- “mantenía” frequency rank
- #23,855
- “mantente” frequency rank
- 33878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenía | mantente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de mantener o de mantenerse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mantenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes mantenía and mantente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mantenía (CVCCVCVV) and mantente (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: mantenía vs mantente
A purely visual mix-up. mantenía ([mãn̪t̪eˈnia]) and mantente ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33878, 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]. mantente is at rank #23,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e].
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 33878, this pair ranks #194,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenía vs mantente
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantenía": í. Private to "mantente": -.
"mantenía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "mantente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantente ← amntente · manetnte · manntente · mantenet · mantennte · mantentte · mantetne · mantnete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mantenía" and "mantente" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mantenía" vs "mantente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenía" and "mantente" 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 #194,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.