Manta

[ˈmanta]

/[ˈmanta]/ noun

The verdict

“Manta” is uncommon German (frequency #54,718 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,718
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Teufelsrochen

Corpus desk

Index DE-manta · Manta · German

Manta · rank #54,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,718
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manege

Nearest frequency peer: Manege (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Manta“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Manta“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Manta
PropertyValue
HeadwordManta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmanta]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Manta“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Mantafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Manege“ (#54,717), „Mandoline“ (#54,716), „Maschinenpistolen“ (#54,722). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Manta“ bei #54,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Manta is uncommon German at frequency #54,718 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmanta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Manta in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Manta, spelled M-A-N-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der Teufelsrochen
  2. 2
    Automarke (Opel Manta)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Manta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ein verletzter Manta-Rochen soll Taucher in Australien gezielt um Hilfe gebeten haben. Detailliert beschreibt einer von ihnen die Begegnung.“
  2. „Im Rahmen der Geburtstagsfeier des PS.SPEICHERS zog der Auto-Korso viele Schaulustige an die Straßenränder. Ein E-Auto-, Motorräder, ein Gespann und Fahrräder, Militärfahrzeuge, Cabrios, Busse, Limousinen älteren Baujahrs, grüne und rote Ente, Feuerwehrfahrzeuge, ein Manta mit Fuchsschwanz am Spiegel, Oldtimer, Triumph, betagte Audis, ein Ferrari, divers…

Synonyms

Manta-RochenTeufelsrochen

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Manta"?
"Manta" is spelled M-A-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmanta].
What does "Manta" mean?
As a noun, "Manta" means: Vertreter der Teufelsrochen
How do you pronounce "Manta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Manta" is [ˈmanta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Manta" come from?
"Manta" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Manta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list