# mentality

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɛnˈtæləti/ · frequency rank #10,236

## Definitions
1. A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
2. The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in biology, language, or culture, etc.; a mental system.

## Etymology
From mental + -ity. Doublet of mentalité.

## Easily confused with
- **mentally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mentality-vs-mentally)
- **mortality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mentality-vs-mortality)

## Common misspellings (14)
`emntality`, `menatlity`, `menntality`, `mentailty`, `mentalitty`, `mentalityy`, `mentaliyt`, `mentallity`, `mentaltiy`, `mentlaity`, `menttality`, `metnality`, `mmentality`, `mnetality`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mentality