Which to use
“mantenidas” is a participle and “mantenido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,667
- “mantenidas” frequency rank
- #5,226
- “mantenido” frequency rank
- 39893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenidas | mantenido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. | Participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenidas and mantenido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. mantenidas runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against mantenido's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mantenidas vs mantenido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mantenidas is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞as] while mantenido is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenidas is recorded at frequency rank #34,667, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞as]. 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 39893, this pair ranks #162,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenidas vs mantenido
Shared letters: adeimnt. Private to "mantenidas": s. Private to "mantenido": o.
"mantenidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "mantenido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenidas ← amntenidas · manetnidas · manntenidas · manteindas · mantendias · manteniads · mantenidass · manteniddas
- mantenido ← amntenido · manetnido · manntenido · manteindo · mantendio · manteniddo · manteniod · mantennido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mantenidas" and "mantenido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mantenidas" or "mantenido"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mantenidas" and "mantenido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantenidas" 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 #162,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenidas" and "mantenido" 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 #162,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.