Which to use
“manter” is a verb and “master” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #650
- “manter” frequency rank
- #6,446
- “master” frequency rank
- 7096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manter | master |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar | principal |
Letter map: manter vs master
Shared letters muted; letters that set manter and master apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for manter / master
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: manter is averb and masteranadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “manter” becomes s in “master”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7096, 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/. master is at rank #6,446, tagged as anadj.
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 7096, this pair ranks #67,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manter vs master
Shared letters: aemrt. Private to "manter": n. Private to "master": s.
"manter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "master" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manter" for "master" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manter" vs "master" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "manter" and "master".
- Full dictionary entry for "manter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "master" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manter" and "master" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "master vs Messer". 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 #67,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.