# mantra

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæn.tɹə/ · frequency rank #14,993

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मन्त्र (mantra), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to mind.

## Easily confused with
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-mara)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-marta)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-maura)
- **mitra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-mitra)
- **Martha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-martha)
- **manure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantra-vs-manure)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mana-vs-mantra)
- **manga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manga-vs-mantra)
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manor-vs-mantra)
- **Malta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malta-vs-mantra)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mania-vs-mantra)
- **manta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manta-vs-mantra)
- **manna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manna-vs-mantra)
- **Manila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manila-vs-mantra)
- **mantle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantle-vs-mantra)
- **mantis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantis-vs-mantra)
- **mantel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mantel-vs-mantra)
- **Madera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madera-vs-mantra)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amntra`, `manntra`, `manrta`, `mantar`, `mantrra`, `manttra`, `matnra`, `mmantra`, `mnatra`

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