mamba
/ˈmæmbə/noun
mamba is spelled M-A-M-B-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mamba means “Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mamba is mambas.
How many letters and syllables are in mamba?
| Letters | 5: M-A-M-B-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mamba?
Mamba appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mamba?
- /ˈmæmbə/
- /ˈmɑm.bɑ/
Mamba has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mamba.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mamba
- mambas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mamba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mamba in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense venomous snake:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mamba come from?
Derived from Zulu ímâmba, from Proto-Bantu *mbámbà.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).