manta
/ˈmæn.tə/noun
manta is spelled M-A-N-T-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, manta means “A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of manta is mantas.
How many letters and syllables are in manta?
| Letters | 5: M-A-N-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is manta?
Manta appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 manta?
- /ˈmæn.tə/
Manta 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-manta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with manta?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as manta.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: atman, amant, manat.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of manta
- mantas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does manta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- 2
A manta ray (Mobula spp.).
noun
- 1
USAcronym of multiaxis no-tail aircraft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does manta come from?
Borrowed from Spanish manta (“blanket”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).