manta
[ˈmãn̪t̪a]
The verdict
“manta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,705 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,705
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | manta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmãn̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “manta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for manta is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for manta, with forms such as "amnta", "manat", and "mannta". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is manta, spelled M-A-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1Prenda 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.
- 2Prenda de algodón tejido y teñido a mano.
- 3Prenda de vestir holgada, parte del traje tradicional en los campos de España.
- 4Prenda 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.
- 5Prenda de vestir femenina, que consiste en un rectángulo de tela ligera que se echa sobre los hombros.
- 6Rectángulo de material abrigador para proteger el lomo de caballerías, perros y otros animales.
- 7Capa de cualquier material usada para proteger plantas, arbustos y otras cosas.
- 8Acción de propinarle golpes numerosos a alguien.
- 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.
- 10Saco o costal de pita usado para acarrear materiales en las minas.
- 11Cierto juego de naipes.
- 12En el ave de rapiña, plumas en número de doce ubicadas tras las llamadas aguaderas.
- 13Madero recubierto de una lámina de acero u otro metal, usada para protegerse del fuego enemigo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amnta,manat,mannta,mantta,mmanta,mnata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of manta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “manta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmãn̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mapa” - see the side-by-side comparison. manta vs mapa
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.