manter

/mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/

//mɐ̃.ˈteɾ// verb

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The verdict

“manter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#650
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sustentar

Corpus desk

Index PT-manter · manter · Portuguese

manter · rank #650 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH luta

Nearest frequency peer: luta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “manter”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “manter” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manter vs mate
67% similar
manter vs mente
67% similar
manter vs matar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for manter
PropertyValue
Headwordmanter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#650
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “manter”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).mantercai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “luta” (#649), “mensagem” (#651), “ler” (#648). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “manter” fica em #650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around manter (IPA /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #650 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for manter, with forms such as "amnter", "manetr", and "mannter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mate", "mente", "matar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is manter, spelled M-A-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sustentar
  2. 2
    conservar, permanecer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how manter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os países desenvolvidos investem entre 7% e 8% só para manter seus sistemas, já que têm a rede pronta.
  2. O Corinthians, que ostenta seis títulos e sete vices, busca se manter na hegemonia.

This word in other languages

maintain(English)mantener(Español)maintenir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnter
  • manetr
  • mannter
  • manterr
  • mantre
  • mantter
  • matner
  • mmanter
  • mnater

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amnter2manetr2mannter1manterr1mantre2mantter1matner2mmanter1
Edit distance from "manter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manter"?
"manter" is spelled M-A-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/.
What does "manter" mean?
As a verb, "manter" means: sustentar
What words are commonly confused with "manter"?
"manter" is commonly confused with "mate", "mente", "matar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manter" is /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manter" come from?
"manter" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "manter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

edição#645artigo#683futuro#617igreja#688

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

decisão9 variantssentir9 variantslivros9 variantscriança9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list