# Manila vs manta

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Manila
*name · IPA /mɐˈni.lɐ/ · frequency rank #8,572*
The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

### manta
*noun · IPA /ˈmæn.tə/ · frequency rank #36,238*
A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-manta