Mencius
"mencius" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mencius” is uncommon English (frequency #97,299 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,299
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-mencius · Mencius · English
Mencius · rank #97,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,299
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH meller
Nearest frequency peer: meller (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mencius”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- megacity
megacity
2,705 corpus weight
- Meiko
Meiko
2,704 corpus weight
- meller
meller
2,703 corpus weight
- Mencius
Mencius
2,702 corpus weight
- Mercian
Mercian
2,701 corpus weight
- meting
meting
2,697 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mencius” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mencius |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,299 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mencius” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mencius is uncommon English at frequency #97,299 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mencius, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Mencius, from Mandarin Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). The correct English form is Mencius, spelled M-E-N-C-I-U-S.
Definition
- 1Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.)
- 2A collection of anecdotes and conversations of the philosopher by the same name.
Etymology
From Latin Mencius, from Mandarin Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.