mentira
[mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾa]
The verdict
“mentira” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,037 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,037
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de mentir.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mentira |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mentira” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mentira is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,037 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mentira, with forms such as "emntira", "menitra", and "menntira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "metía", "metida", "mentor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mentira, spelled M-E-N-T-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de mentir.
- 2Por extensión, expresión o manifestación que se hace mintiendo.
- 3Error involuntario en un texto manuscrito o impreso.
- 4Mancha pálida que aparece en las uñas ^([cita requerida]).
- 5Crujido que se produce al estirar la articulación de los huesos ^([cita requerida]).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emntira,menitra,menntira,mentiar,mentirra,mentria,menttira,metnira,mmentira,mnetira
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mentira - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “mentira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-N-T-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mẽn̪ˈt̪iɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “metía” - see the side-by-side comparison. mentira vs metía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.