mentales

[mẽn̪ˈt̪ales]

/[mẽn̪ˈt̪ales]/ adj

The verdict

“mentales” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,702
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de mental.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mentales · mentales · Spanish

mentales · rank #6,702 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,702
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH master

Nearest frequency peer: master (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mentales”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mentales” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mentales vs metales
88% similar
mentales vs mortales
75% similar
mentales vs montajes
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mentales
PropertyValue
Headwordmentales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mẽn̪ˈt̪ales]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,702
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mentales”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mentalescae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “master” (#6,701), “mineral” (#6,703), “mascota” (#6,700). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mentales” va en #6,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around mentales (IPA [mẽn̪ˈt̪ales]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,702 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de mental.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for mentales, with forms such as "emntales", "menatles", and "menntales". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "metales", "mortales", "montajes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is mentales, spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de mental.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emntales
  • menatles
  • menntales
  • mentaels
  • mentaless
  • mentalles
  • mentalse
  • mentlaes
  • menttales
  • metnales
  • mmentales
  • mnetales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mentales - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emntales2menatles2menntales1mentaels2mentaless1mentalles1mentalse2mentlaes2
Edit distance from "mentales"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mentales"?
"mentales" is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽn̪ˈt̪ales].
What does "mentales" mean?
As an adjective, "mentales" means: Forma del plural de mental.
What words are commonly confused with "mentales"?
"mentales" is commonly confused with "metales", "mortales", "montajes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mentales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mentales" is [mẽn̪ˈt̪ales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mentales" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mentales", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list