mantis
/ˈmæntɪs/noun
mantis is spelled M-A-N-T-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mantis means “Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mantis is mantises or mantes.
How many letters and syllables are in mantis?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-T-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,070th 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 mantis?
Mantis appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,070th 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 mantis?
- /ˈmæntɪs/
Mantis 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: En-us-mantis.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mantis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mantis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: matins.
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 mantis
- mantises plural
- mantes plural
- mantid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mantis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
- 2
A green colour, like that of many mantises.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mantis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various large insects of the order Mantodea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mante |
| German | Gottesanbeterin, Fangschrecke |
| Portuguese | louva-a-deus, mantídeo |
| Spanish | mantis, mantis religiosa, santateresa, (South América) mamboretá, mantodeo, campamocha |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mantis come from?
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis. Noncognate with mantissa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).