Which to use
“mantente” and “mantiene” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,855
- “mantente” frequency rank
- #2,084
- “mantiene” frequency rank
- 25939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantente | mantiene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de mantenerse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mantener. |
Where the eye mixes mantente and mantiene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mantente (CVCCVCCV) and mantiene (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between mantente and mantiene
A purely visual mix-up. mantente ([mãn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]) and mantiene ([mãn̪ˈt̪jene]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantente is recorded at frequency rank #23,855, classified as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. mantiene is at rank #2,084, tagged as averb, pronounced [mãn̪ˈt̪jene].
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 25939, this pair ranks #234,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mantente vs mantiene
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "mantente": -. Private to "mantiene": i.
"mantente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "mantiene" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mantente" and "mantiene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mantente" or "mantiene" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mantente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mantiene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantente" and "mantiene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantén vs mantente". 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 #234,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.