# mamba

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæmbə/ · frequency rank #44,919

## Definitions
1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

## Etymology
From Zulu imamba.

## Easily confused with
- **MMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mma)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-maya)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mara)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mana)
- **MDMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mdma)
- **mami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mami)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-masa)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-maybe)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-maria)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-manga)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mania)
- **momma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-momma)
- **Mazda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mazda)
- **mamma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mamma)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-marta)
- **massa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-massa)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-maura)
- **manta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-manta)
- **manna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-manna)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ammba`, `mabma`, `mamab`, `mambba`, `mammba`, `mmaba`, `mmamba`

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