# mandar vs manter

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mandar
*verb · IPA /mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,753*
dar ordens a

### manter
*verb · IPA /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #650*
sustentar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mandar-vs-manter