Which to use
“manter” and “meter” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #650
- “manter” frequency rank
- #3,705
- “meter” frequency rank
- 4355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manter | meter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar | introduzir; fazer entrar |
Where the eye mixes manter and meter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manter with meter
A purely visual mix-up. manter (/mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/) and meter (/mɨ.ˈteɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4355, 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/. meter is at rank #3,705, tagged as averb, pronounced /mɨ.ˈteɾ/.
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 4355, this pair ranks #70,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manter vs meter
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "manter": an. Private to "meter": -.
"manter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "meter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manter" for "meter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "manter" or "meter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "manter" and "meter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manter" and "meter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Messer vs meter". 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 #70,584 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.