# mention

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛnʃən/ · frequency rank #1,909

## Definitions
1. A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
2. A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mencioun, mention, from Old French mention, from Latin mentiōnem, accusative of mentiō (“a mention, calling to mind”).

## Easily confused with
- **motion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-motion)
- **mentor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-mentor)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-minion)
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-merton)
- **mentions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-mentions)
- **mentioned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mention-vs-mentioned)
- **Menon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menon-vs-mention)
- **melton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melton-vs-mention)
- **mansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mansion-vs-mention)
- **menthol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menthol-vs-mention)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emntion`, `meniton`, `menntion`, `mension`, `mentino`, `mentionn`, `mentoin`, `menttion`, `metnion`, `mmention`, `mnetion`

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