mentalism

noun

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"mentalism" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mentalism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mentalism · mentalism · English

mentalism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mentalism
PropertyValue
Headwordmentalism
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mentalism” sits in English frequency

mentalism 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.

Rare enough to double-check

mentalism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mentalism, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mental + -ism. The correct English form is mentalism, spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
  2. 2
    Activities such as mind-reading, especially by performers.
  3. 3
    Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence.

Etymology

From mental + -ism.

This word in other languages

mentalisme(Français)mentalismo(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mentalism"?
"mentalism" is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M.
What does "mentalism" mean?
As a noun, "mentalism" means: The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness.
What is the origin of the word "mentalism"?
From mental + -ism. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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