Which to use
“mantenido” is a verb and “mantenidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,226
- “mantenido” frequency rank
- #24,944
- “mantenidos” frequency rank
- 30170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantenido | mantenidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de mantener o de mantenerse. | Forma del plural de mantenido, participio de mantener o de mantenerse. |
Where the eye mixes mantenido and mantenidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mantenido 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.
Visual trap between mantenido and mantenidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mantenido is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞o] while mantenidos is [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mantenido” sits inside “mantenidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantenido is recorded at frequency rank #5,226, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪t̪eˈnið̞o]. 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 30170, this pair ranks #213,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantenido vs mantenidos
Shared letters: adeimnot. Private to "mantenido": -. Private to "mantenidos": s.
"mantenido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "mantenidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mantenido ← amntenido · manetnido · manntenido · manteindo · mantendio · manteniddo · manteniod · mantennido
- mantenidos ← amntenidos · manetnidos · manntenidos · manteindos · mantendios · manteniddos · mantenidoss · mantenidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantenido" for "mantenidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mantenido" vs "mantenidos" - 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 "mantenido" 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 #213,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantenido" 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 #213,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.