Which to use
“manter” is a verb and “manto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #650
- “manter” frequency rank
- #8,079
- “manto” frequency rank
- 8729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manter | manto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar | capa de grande cauda e roda, presa aos ombros, usado por soberanos, príncipes, cavaleiros de ordens militares etc., em cerimônias solenes |
Letter map: manter vs manto
Shared letters muted; letters that set manter and manto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. manter runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against manto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: manter vs manto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: manter is averb and mantoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manter is recorded at frequency rank #650, classified as averb, pronounced /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/. manto is at rank #8,079, tagged as anoun.
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 8729, this pair ranks #64,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manter vs manto
Shared letters: amnt. Private to "manter": er. Private to "manto": o.
"manter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "manto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manter" and "manto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "manter" or "manto" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "manter" and "manto".
- Full dictionary entry for "manter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manter" and "manto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malho vs manto". 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 #64,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.