Which to use
“mantido” is an adjective and “marido” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,661
- “mantido” frequency rank
- #1,197
- “marido” frequency rank
- 5858
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mantido | marido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo que se mantém | o cônjuge masculino |
Letter map: mantido vs marido
Shared letters muted; letters that set mantido and marido apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. mantido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against marido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mantido vs marido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mantido is anadjective and maridoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mantido is recorded at frequency rank #4,661, classified as anadj. marido is at rank #1,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈɾi.du/.
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 5858, this pair ranks #68,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mantido vs marido
Shared letters: adimo. Private to "mantido": nt. Private to "marido": r.
"mantido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mantido" for "marido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mantido" vs "marido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mantido" and "marido".
- Full dictionary entry for "mantido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mantido" and "marido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mantido vs Martino". 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 #68,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.