mantra

/[ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,297

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

mantra is aSpanishnoun. It means: Salmo, himno o plegaria en verso tomada de los Vedas hindúes. Pronounced [ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa]. Often confused with mata and mara.

Key facts for mantra
PropertyValue
Headwordmantra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,297
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mantra is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,297 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for mantra, with forms such as "amntra", "manntra", and "manrta". 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, "mata", "mara", "Marta", 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 mantra, spelled M-A-N-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Salmo, himno o plegaria en verso tomada de los Vedas hindúes.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, sonido o frase recitado repetidamente para facilitar la meditación.
  3. 3
    Por analogía con su carácter repetitivo, frase o expresión distintiva que se emplea como guía para la conducta o latiguillo en la comunicación.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, frase o expresión que sintetiza las conviciones o ideología de alguien.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amntra,manntra,manrta,mantar,mantrra,manttra,matnra,mmantra,mnatra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for mantra

Misspelling Variants of "mantra"

amntra6manntra7manrta6mantar6mantrra7manttra7matnra6mmantra7
Misspelling Variants of "mantra"

Frequency rank: #27,297 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mantra"?
"mantra" is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa].
What does "mantra" mean?
As a noun, "mantra" means: Salmo, himno o plegaria en verso tomada de los Vedas hindúes.
What words are commonly confused with "mantra"?
"mantra" is commonly confused with "mata", "mara", "Marta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mantra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mantra" is [ˈmãn̪t̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mantra" come from?
"mantra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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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.