Which to use
“manter” is a verb and “mister” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #650
- “manter” frequency rank
- #15,861
- “mister” frequency rank
- 16511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manter | mister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar | se diz de algo de grande importância, de suma importância |
Where the eye mixes manter and mister
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. manter and mister follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses manter with mister
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: manter is /mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/ while mister is /miʃ.ˈtɛɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16511, 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/. mister is at rank #15,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced /miʃ.ˈtɛɾ/.
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 16511, this pair ranks #54,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manter vs mister
Shared letters: emrt. Private to "manter": an. Private to "mister": is.
"manter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manter" and "mister" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "manter" or "mister"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manter" and "mister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Minister vs mister". 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 #54,994 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.