# manta

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæn.tə/ · frequency rank #36,238

## Definitions
1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
2. Ellipsis of manta ray.

## Etymology
From Spanish manta (“blanket”).

## Easily confused with
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mat)
- **MTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mta)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-many)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mate)
- **matt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-matt)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-math)
- **mint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mint)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-maya)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mart)
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mats)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mona)
- **mast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mast)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mata)
- **mont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mont)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mara)
- **mina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mina)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-manu)
- **mRNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mrna)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mena)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-masa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amnta`, `manat`, `mannta`, `mantta`, `matna`, `mmanta`, `mnata`

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