mantilla
/manˈtɪlə/
"mantilla" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mantilla” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mantilla · mantilla · English
mantilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mantilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /manˈtɪlə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mantilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mantilla is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /manˈtɪlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mantilla has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish mantilla (“large veil; small cape”), from manta (“blanket, cloth, cloth banner”) + -illa (diminutive). The correct English form is mantilla, spelled M-A-N-T-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A lace veil of Spanish origin worn over a woman's hair and shoulders.
- 2A woman's light cloak or cape made of silk, velvet, lace, or other material.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mantilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[M]y eyes were oft times [on the] charmante maitresse de la maison, who glided among her guests in her flowing Spanish mantilla, and train of the clearest blonde, doing her devoirs with winning kindness, and showing how much benevolence of manner adds to beauty.
Still the mantilla preserved its sway; it had taken a fast hold of the affections of all classes of the feminine gender; and there is now as much chance of driving roast-beef from our shores as there is of transporting black mantillas. […] no squire's lady, no duke's duchess, no countess, and no queen, can or need, in these days of mantillas, be without o…
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mantilla (“large veil; small cape”), from manta (“blanket, cloth, cloth banner”) + -illa (diminutive).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.