mentalis
/mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/noun
mentalis is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mentalis means “A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mentalis is mentales.
How many letters and syllables are in mentalis?
| Letters | 8: M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mentalis?
Mentalis appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mentalis?
- US /mɛnˈteɪ.lɪs/
Mentalis has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mentalis?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mentalis from its last stressed vowel (/eɪlɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mentalis
- mentales plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mentalis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A paired central muscle of the lower lip, situated at the tip of the chin; it originates in the incisive fossa of the mandible, inserts in the skin of the chin, and raises the chin and pushes up the lower lip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mentalis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense muscle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | muscle mentonnier |
| German | Kinnmuskel |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mentalis come from?
Learned borrowing from New Latin mentālis, ellipsis of musculus mentālis (“the chin muscle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).