mantra
French, noun/mɑ̃.tʁa/
mantra is a French masculine noun meaning “mantra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Formule sacrée, courte prière ou incantation répétée, dans l’hindouisme, le jaïnisme, le sikhisme et le…”.
What does mantra mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemantra
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formule sacrée, courte prière ou incantation répétée, dans l’hindouisme, le jaïnisme, le sikhisme et le bouddhisme. 2. Phrase ou idée que l'on répète constamment.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mantra
- mantras plural
- mentras
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mantra?
- /mɑ̃.tʁa/
- \mɑ̃.tʁa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mantra
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mantra in French?
mantra appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).