mantis
Spanish, noun/ˈmantis/
mantis is spelled M-A-N-T-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 48,253rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mantis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mantis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(orden Mantodea) Cualquiera de unas 2.200 especies de insectos neópteros, de distribución cosmopolita…”.
What does mantis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemantis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 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 ado
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mantis?
- /ˈmantis/
- [ˈmãn̪.t̪is]
- [ˈmãn̪t̪is]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mantis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mantis in Spanish?
mantis appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).