mentís

[mẽn̪ˈt̪is]

/[mẽn̪ˈt̪is]/ noun

The verdict

“mentís” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,474 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,474
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voz injuriosa y denigrativa con que se desmiente a una persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mentis · mentís · Spanish

mentís · rank #62,474 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,474
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH menoscabar

Nearest frequency peer: menoscabar (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mentís”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mentís” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mentís
PropertyValue
Headwordmentís
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽn̪ˈt̪is]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mentís” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).mentíscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “menoscabar” (#62,473), “merchant” (#62,475), “melocotones” (#62,472). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mentís” va en #62,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mentís is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,474 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mẽn̪ˈt̪is]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mentís, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mentís, spelled M-E-N-T-Í-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Voz injuriosa y denigrativa con que se desmiente a una persona.
  2. 2
    Hecho o demostración que contradice o niega categóricamente un aserto.

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 "mentís"?
"mentís" is spelled M-E-N-T-Í-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽn̪ˈt̪is].
What does "mentís" mean?
As a noun, "mentís" means: Voz injuriosa y denigrativa con que se desmiente a una persona.
How do you pronounce "mentís"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mentís" is [mẽn̪ˈt̪is]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mentís" come from?
"mentís" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list