menhir

[mẽnˈiɾ]

/[mẽnˈiɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“menhir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monumento primitivo formado por una piedra sin labrar asentada verticalmente en el suelo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-menhir · menhir · Spanish

menhir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for menhir
PropertyValue
Headwordmenhir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽnˈiɾ]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “menhir” en español

menhirqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

menhir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mẽnˈiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Monumento primitivo formado por una piedra sin labrar asentada verticalmente en el suelo.".

Zero misspellings are on record for menhir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is menhir, spelled M-E-N-H-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monumento primitivo formado por una piedra sin labrar asentada verticalmente en el suelo.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menhir"?
"menhir" is spelled M-E-N-H-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽnˈiɾ].
What does "menhir" mean?
As a noun, "menhir" means: Monumento primitivo formado por una piedra sin labrar asentada verticalmente en el suelo.
How do you pronounce "menhir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menhir" is [mẽnˈiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menhir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list