menu
/ˈmɛn.ju/noun, verb
menu is spelled M-E-N-U: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, menu means “The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of menu is menus.
How many letters and syllables are in menu?
| Letters | 4: M-E-N-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 18 times per million words; the 4,589th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 menu?
Menu appears 18 times per million words in written English, the 4,589th 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 menu?
- UK /ˈmɛn.juː/
- US /ˈmɛn.ju/
- /ˈmɛn.ɪu̯/
Menu has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-menu.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with menu?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as menu (/ɛnju/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: enum, mune.
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 menu
- menus plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- menoo
- menuing participle, present
- menued participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does menu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
After the wedding celebration was over the menu was displayed for dinner.
- 2
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.
The server handed us the menu.
- 3
The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
They took the chicken sandwich off their menu.
- 4
A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface.
- 5
A list or agenda.
What's on the menu for today's meeting?
verb
- 1
rareTo include (something) in a menu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Menu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carte, menu |
| German | Menü , Speisekarte |
| Portuguese | cardápio, menu , ementa |
| Spanish | menú, carta |
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 menu come from?
Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).