mantua
noun
mantua is spelled M-A-N-T-U-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Mantua, the name). As a noun, mantua means “An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mantua is mantuas.
How many letters and syllables are in mantua?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-T-U-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 mantua?
Mantua appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Mantua, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mantua?
Mantua has 3 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).
What rhymes with mantua?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mantua.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tamanu.
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 mantua
- mantuas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mantua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
- 2
obsoleteA superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in Italy.
- 3
obsoleteA woman's cloak or mantle.
- 4
obsoleteA woman's gown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mantua come from?
From French manteau, perhaps by confusion with Mantua in Italy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).