mantel

[mãn̪ˈt̪el]

/[mãn̪ˈt̪el]/ noun

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The verdict

“mantel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,996. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,996
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza de tela u otro material que se pone sobre la mesa y debajo de los platos y cubiertos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mantel · mantel · Spanish

mantel · rank #30,996 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,996
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mandarina

Nearest frequency peer: mandarina (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mantel”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mantel” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mantel vs mate
67% similar
mantel vs mente
67% similar
mantel vs monte
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mantel
PropertyValue
Headwordmantel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mãn̪ˈt̪el]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,996
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mantel”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mantelcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mandarina” (#30,995), “maquetas” (#30,997), “magnéticos” (#30,993). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mantel” va en #30,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mantel (IPA [mãn̪ˈt̪el]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,996 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pieza de tela u otro material que se pone sobre la mesa y debajo de los platos y cubiertos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mantel, with forms such as "amntel", "manetl", and "manntel". 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, "mate", "mente", "monte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mantel, spelled M-A-N-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de tela u otro material que se pone sobre la mesa y debajo de los platos y cubiertos.

This word in other languages

tablecloth(English)nappe(Français)Tischdecke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amntel
  • manetl
  • manntel
  • mantell
  • mantle
  • manttel
  • matnel
  • mmantel
  • mnatel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mantel - 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.

amntel2manetl2manntel1mantell1mantle2manttel1matnel2mmantel1
Edit distance from "mantel"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mantel"?
"mantel" is spelled M-A-N-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mãn̪ˈt̪el].
What does "mantel" mean?
As a noun, "mantel" means: Pieza de tela u otro material que se pone sobre la mesa y debajo de los platos y cubiertos.
What words are commonly confused with "mantel"?
"mantel" is commonly confused with "mate", "mente", "monte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mantel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mantel" is [mãn̪ˈt̪el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mantel" come from?
"mantel" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mantel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

minado#31,004llovió#30,984máxime#31,012neutra#31,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jockey9 variantsirrumpió9 variantsobligo9 variantsOceanía9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list