mantou
man·tounoun
mantou is spelled M-A-N-T-O-U: 6 letters and 2 syllables (man·tou). It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mantou means “Chinese steamed bun (without any filling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mantou is mantous.
How many letters and syllables are in mantou?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-T-O-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: man·tou |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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; 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 mantou?
Mantou appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 mantou?
Mantou has 2 syllables, split man·tou in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mantou?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mantou.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amount, outman.
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 mantou
- mantous plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mantou mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Chinese steamed bun (without any filling)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mantou in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Chinese steamed bun:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mantou |
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 mantou come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 饅頭／馒头 (mántou). Doublet of mandu, manju, and manti.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).