mentido
Spanish, adjective/menˈtido/
mentido is a Spanish adjective meaning “false; fake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of mentir.
What does mentido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
false; fake
verb
- 1
past participle of mentir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Participio de mentir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mentido
- mentida feminine
- mentidos masculine plural
- mentidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mentido?
- /menˈtido/
- [mẽn̪ˈt̪i.ð̞o]
- [mẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mentido in Spanish?
mentido appears 2.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).