Mantra

/[ˈmantʁa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,180

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Mantra is aGermannoun. It means: in östlichen Religionen und beim Yoga verwendete, wiederholt gesprochene, spirituelle Formel, der positive Wirkungskräfte zugesprochen werden Pronounced [ˈmantʁa]. Often confused with Mara and mata.

Key facts for Mantra
PropertyValue
HeadwordMantra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmantʁa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,180
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Mantra in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mantra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmantʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,180 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mantra, with forms such as "amntra", "manntra", and "manrta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Mara", "mata", "Matura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Mantra, spelled M-A-N-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in östlichen Religionen und beim Yoga verwendete, wiederholt gesprochene, spirituelle Formel, der positive Wirkungskräfte zugesprochen werden
  2. 2
    einprägsamer Spruch, um etwas zu bekräftigen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amntra,manntra,manrta,mantar,mantrra,manttra,matnra,mmantra,mnatra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mantra

Misspelling Variants of "Mantra"

amntra6manntra7manrta6mantar6mantrra7manttra7matnra6mmantra7
Misspelling Variants of "Mantra"

Frequency rank: #33,180 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mantra"?
"Mantra" is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmantʁa].
What does "Mantra" mean?
As a noun, "Mantra" means: in östlichen Religionen und beim Yoga verwendete, wiederholt gesprochene, spirituelle Formel, der positive Wirkungskräfte zugesprochen werden
What words are commonly confused with "Mantra"?
"Mantra" is commonly confused with "Mara", "mata", "Matura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mantra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mantra" is [ˈmantʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mantra" come from?
"Mantra" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.