mental

[mɛnˈtaːl]

/[mɛnˈtaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“mental” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,759
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistig, den Geist oder das Denken betreffend, zum Geist gehörig

Corpus desk

Index DE-mental · mental · German

mental · rank #12,759 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,759
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Melodien

Nearest frequency peer: Melodien (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „mental“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „mental“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mental vs meta
67% similar
mental vs Metal
67% similar
mental vs Montag
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mental
PropertyValue
Headwordmental
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mɛnˈtaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,759
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mental“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).mentalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Melodien“ (#12,758), „minderjährige“ (#12,760), „Mechanismen“ (#12,757). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mental“ bei #12,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around mental (IPA [mɛnˈtaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,759 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for mental, with forms such as "emntal", "menatl", and "menntal". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "meta", "Metal", "Montag", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is mental, spelled M-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig, den Geist oder das Denken betreffend, zum Geist gehörig
  2. 2
    aus Denken hervorgegangen
  3. 3
    in Gedanken
  4. 4
    zum Kinn gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mental appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist mental vielen überlegen.
  2. „Dieser Einwand kursierte, seit der Terror des Pariser Wohlfahrtsausschusses viele deutsche Schriftsteller und Gelehrte über ihre eigene Courage hatte so erschrecken lassen, dass sie auch mental wieder zu jener Ordnung zurückkehrten, die von ihnen politisch ohnehin nie infrage gestellt worden war.“

Synonyms

geistiggedanklichheimlichmentalis

Antonyms

körperlich

This word in other languages

mental(English)mental(Español)mental(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emntal
  • menatl
  • menntal
  • mentall
  • mentla
  • menttal
  • metnal
  • mmental
  • mnetal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mental - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emntal2menatl2menntal1mentall1mentla2menttal1metnal2mmental1
Edit distance from "mental"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mental"?
"mental" is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mɛnˈtaːl].
What does "mental" mean?
As an adjective, "mental" means: geistig, den Geist oder das Denken betreffend, zum Geist gehörig
What words are commonly confused with "mental"?
"mental" is commonly confused with "meta", "Metal", "Montag". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mental" is [mɛnˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mental" come from?
"mental" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mental", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Morris#12,761Lügner#12,755Neffen#12,765neigen#12,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Natalie9 variantsKulisse9 variantsKosmos9 variantsPeugeot9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list