# manter

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #650

## Definitions
1. sustentar
2. conservar, permanecer

## Easily confused with
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-mate)
- **mente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-mente)
- **matar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-matar)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-meter)
- **Marte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-marte)
- **manto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-manto)
- **matei** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-matei)
- **matem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-matem)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-mater)
- **Manuel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-manuel)
- **montar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-montar)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-master)
- **mártir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-martir)
- **mister** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-mister)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manter-vs-matter)
- **mané** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mane-vs-manter)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/maker-vs-manter)
- **manta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/manta-vs-manter)
- **malte** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/malte-vs-manter)
- **mandar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mandar-vs-manter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amnter`, `manetr`, `mannter`, `manterr`, `mantre`, `mantter`, `matner`, `mmanter`, `mnater`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/manter