ménsula
[ˈmẽnsula]
The verdict
“ménsula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada uno de los brazos que a ambos lados del transmisor telefónico suelen ponerse para apoyo de los codos de la persona que lo usa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-mensula · ménsula · Spanish
ménsula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ménsula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmẽnsula] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ménsula” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ménsula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmẽnsula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ménsula, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ménsula, spelled M-É-N-S-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cada uno de los brazos que a ambos lados del transmisor telefónico suelen ponerse para apoyo de los codos de la persona que lo usa.
- 2Miembro de arquitectura perfilado con diversas molduras, que sobresale de un plano vertical y sirve para sostener o recibir alguna cosa.
- 3Parte delantera de los aparatos de ortodoncia fijos.^([cita requerida])
- 4Nombre poco utilizado de los aparatos de ortodoncia removibles. Es más usado el vocablo en inglés, brackets.^([cita requerida])
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ménsula appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Apenas había terminado su chapucera manicura, cuando vio ya a El Incógnito agarrado a una ménsula y sudando mares antes de lanzarse a la terraza inferior».
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.