mantra
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɐ̃.tɾɐ/
mantra is spelled M-A-N-T-R-A (6 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 25,237th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mantra is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “mantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sons, frase que é capaz de levar a uma transformação dos hábitos mentais ou físicos ao ser repetida muitas…”.
What does mantra mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemantra (a phrase repeated to assist concentration during meditation)
- 2
masculinemantra (a slogan or phrase often repeated)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sons, frase que é capaz de levar a uma transformação dos hábitos mentais ou físicos ao ser repetida muitas vezes
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mantra
- mantras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mantra?
- Brazil /ˈmɐ̃.tɾɐ/
- Portugal /ˈmɐ̃.tɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
mantra appears 1.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).