mantra
/ˈmɑn.tɹə/noun
mantra is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mantra means “The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mantra is mantras.
How many letters and syllables are in mantra?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-T-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 mantra?
Mantra appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 mantra?
- UK /ˈmæn.tɹə/
- UK /ˈmʌn.tɹə/
- US /ˈmɑn.tɹə/
Mantra 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mantra.wav, En-us-mantra.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mantra?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mantra from its last stressed vowel (/ɑntɹə/):
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 mantra
- mantras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mantra mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
- 2
A phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation.
- 3
A slogan or phrase often repeated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mantra in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 mantra come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to mind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).