# mané vs manter

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### mané
*noun · frequency rank #16,814*
pessoa boba, tolo

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

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