mantis
[ˈmãn̪t̪is]
The verdict
“mantis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,524 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,524
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (orden Mantodea) Cualquiera de unas 2.200 especies de insectos neópteros, de distribución cosmopolita, caracterizados por un cuerpo elongado, especialmente el protórax, y dos patas delanteras modif...
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 | mantis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmãn̪t̪is] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #48,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mantis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mantis is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmãn̪t̪is]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,524 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(orden Mantodea) Cualquiera de unas 2.200 especies de insectos neópteros, de distribución cosmopolita, caracterizados por un cuerpo elongado, especialmente el protórax, y dos patas delanteras modif...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mantis, with forms such as "amntis", "manits", and "manntis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "manto", "Matas", "matiz", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mantis, spelled M-A-N-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1(orden Mantodea) Cualquiera de unas 2.200 especies de insectos neópteros, de distribución cosmopolita, caracterizados por un cuerpo elongado, especialmente el protórax, y dos patas delanteras modificadas, dotadas de garfios con los que sujetan a su presa. Son predadores voraces, empleando su coloración críptica para acechar; la posición del cuerpo y las patas delanteras al acecho recuerda a la adoptada para rezar en algunas religiones, lo que motiva su nombre vernáculo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amntis,manits,manntis,mantiss,mantsi,manttis,matnis,mmantis,mnatis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mantis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “mantis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-N-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmãn̪t̪is] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “manto” - see the side-by-side comparison. mantis vs manto
- 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.