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“mantenida” and “mantenidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,118
- “mantenida” frequency rank
- #24,944
- “mantenidos” frequency rank
- 45062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenida | mantenidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. | Forma del plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenida and mantenidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantenida runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against mantenidos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mantenida vs mantenidos
A purely visual mix-up. mantenida ([mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞a]) and mantenidos ([mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞os]) 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 45062, 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]. mantenidos is at rank #24,944, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞os].
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 45062, this pair ranks #133,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenida vs mantenidos
Shared letters: adeimnt. Private to "mantenida": -. Private to "mantenidos": os.
"mantenida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "mantenidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenida ← amntenida · manetnida · manntenida · manteinda · mantendia · manteniad · mantenidda · mantennida
- mantenidos ← amntenidos · manetnidos · manntenidos · manteindos · mantendios · manteniddos · mantenidoss · mantenidso
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "mantenida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenida" and "mantenidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantenidas vs mantenidos". 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 #133,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.