# menu

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛn.juː/ · frequency rank #4,613

## Definitions
1. The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
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.
3. The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
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.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.

## Easily confused with
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mn)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mu)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-met)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-min)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mon)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mer)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mou)
- **MEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mep)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mun)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mes)
- **mew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mew)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mex)
- **MSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-msn)
- **meu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-meu)
- **mind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mind)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mine)
- **mess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mess)
- **mini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mini)
- **mere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-mere)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menu-vs-monk)

## Common misspellings (5)
`emnu`, `mennu`, `meun`, `mmenu`, `mneu`

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