# mantel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæn.təl/ · frequency rank #32,490

## Definitions
1. The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
2. A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.

## Etymology
A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

## Easily confused with
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mate)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mates)
- **monte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-monte)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-motel)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-matte)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mater)
- **Mateo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mateo)
- **mated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mated)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-matter)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-master)
- **mental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mental)
- **manual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-manual)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-marvel)
- **Manuel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-manuel)
- **mantle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mantle)
- **mantra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mantra)
- **marcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-marcel)
- **mantis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mantis)
- **minted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-minted)
- **Mattel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mattel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amntel`, `manetl`, `manntel`, `mantell`, `manttel`, `matnel`, `mmantel`, `mnatel`

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