manta

/[ˈmãn̪t̪a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,705

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

manta is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda de abrigo usada para la cama o en las personas, que tiene forma cuadrada y está hecha de lana y algodón. Es gruesa y tupida. Pronounced [ˈmãn̪t̪a]. Often confused with mapa and masa.

Key facts for manta
PropertyValue
Headwordmanta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmãn̪t̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,705
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of manta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for manta is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmãn̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,705 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for manta, with forms such as "amnta", "manat", and "mannta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mapa", "masa", "mata", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is manta, spelled M-A-N-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda de abrigo usada para la cama o en las personas, que tiene forma cuadrada y está hecha de lana y algodón. Es gruesa y tupida.
  2. 2
    Prenda de algodón tejido y teñido a mano.
  3. 3
    Prenda de vestir holgada, parte del traje tradicional en los campos de España.
  4. 4
    Prenda de vestir rectangular, con un orificio para la cabeza, de colores vistosos y de menor tamaño que el chamanto y el poncho, que forma parte del atuendo típico del huaso chileno.
  5. 5
    Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.
  6. 6
    Rectángulo de material abrigador para proteger el lomo de caballerías, perros y otros animales.
  7. 7
    Capa de cualquier material usada para proteger plantas, arbustos y otras cosas.
  8. 8
    Acción de propinarle golpes numerosos a alguien.
  9. 9
    (Manta birostris) Pez marino de color gris oscuro en el dorso y blanquecino en la parte inferior. Carece de aguijón a diferencia de otras rayas, llega a pesar 1 400kg y medir hasta 8,4m.
  10. 10
    Saco o costal de pita usado para acarrear materiales en las minas.
  11. 11
    Cierto juego de naipes.
  12. 12
    En el ave de rapiña, plumas en número de doce ubicadas tras las llamadas aguaderas.
  13. 13
    Madero recubierto de una lámina de acero u otro metal, usada para protegerse del fuego enemigo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amnta,manat,mannta,mantta,mmanta,mnata

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for manta

Misspelling Variants of "manta"

amnta5manat5mannta6mantta6mmanta6mnata5
Misspelling Variants of "manta"

Frequency rank: #10,705 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "manta"?
"manta" is spelled M-A-N-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãn̪t̪a].
What does "manta" mean?
As a noun, "manta" means: Prenda de abrigo usada para la cama o en las personas, que tiene forma cuadrada y está hecha de lana y algodón. Es gruesa y tupida.
What words are commonly confused with "manta"?
"manta" is commonly confused with "mapa", "masa", "mata". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "manta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manta" is [ˈmãn̪t̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "manta" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.