don't mention it

phrase

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"don-t-mention-it" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“don't mention it” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.

Key facts for don't mention it
PropertyValue
Headworddon't mention it
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPhrase
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “don't mention it” sits in English frequency

don't mention it falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for don't mention it is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

don't mention it doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is don't mention it, spelled D-O-N-'-T- -M-E-N-T-I-O-N- -I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.
  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, mention, it.

Synonyms

it's all rightit's a pleasureyou're welcomeno mentionmy pleasurenot at allno problemno worriesanytime

This word in other languages

de nada(Español)de rien(Français)keine Ursache(Deutsch)de nada(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "don't mention it"?
"don't mention it" is spelled D-O-N-'-T- -M-E-N-T-I-O-N- -I-T.
What does "don't mention it" mean?
As a phrase, "don't mention it" means: A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.
What language does "don't mention it" come from?
"don't mention it" is a English 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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Using “don't mention it”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-N-'-T- -M-E-N-T-I-O-N- -I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list