Which to use
“mantenida” and “mantenidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,118
- “mantenida” frequency rank
- #34,667
- “mantenidas” frequency rank
- 54785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenida | mantenidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. | Forma del femenino plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenida and mantenidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mantenida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against mantenidas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mantenida vs mantenidas
A purely visual mix-up. mantenida ([mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞a]) and mantenidas ([mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “mantenida” sits inside “mantenidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenida is recorded at frequency rank #20,118, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞a]. 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 54785, this pair ranks #81,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mantenida vs mantenidas
Shared letters: adeimnt. Private to "mantenida": -. Private to "mantenidas": s.
"mantenida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "mantenidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenida ← amntenida · manetnida · manntenida · manteinda · mantendia · manteniad · mantenidda · mantennida
- mantenidas ← amntenidas · manetnidas · manntenidas · manteindas · mantendias · manteniads · mantenidass · manteniddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantenida" for "mantenidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mantenida" vs "mantenidas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mantenida" and "mantenidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenida" 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 #81,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenida" and "mantenidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantengas vs mantenidas". 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 #81,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.