# mantis

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæntɪs/ · frequency rank #25,131

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

## Easily confused with
- **mats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mats)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mates)
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-maths)
- **Matic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-matic)
- **mints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mints)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-maris)
- **manus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-manus)
- **Mavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mavis)
- **months** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-months)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-martin)
- **mantle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mantle)
- **mantra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mantra)
- **Mathis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mathis)
- **Mattie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mattie)
- **Mattis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mattis)
- **marais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-marais)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mans-vs-mantis)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mani-vs-mantis)
- **Mais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mais-vs-mantis)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mania-vs-mantis)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amntis`, `manits`, `manntis`, `mantiss`, `mantsi`, `manttis`, `matnis`, `mmantis`, `mnatis`

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