mentha
noun
mentha is spelled M-E-N-T-H-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mentha means “Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mentha is menthas.
How many letters and syllables are in mentha?
| Letters | 6: M-E-N-T-H-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 mentha?
Mentha appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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).
What rhymes with mentha?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mentha.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: anthem, hetman.
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 mentha
- menthas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mentha mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the mint genus Mentha, mints and similar species.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mentha come from?
From the genus name, Mentha, from Latin mentha (“mint”). Doublet of mint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).