mental
French, noun/mɑ̃.tal/
mental is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,648th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mental is a French masculine noun meaning “mind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des activités de l’esprit comprenant les pensées et les émotions”.
What does mental mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mind; mental
noun
- 1
masculinemind
Elle a un mental d'acier.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se fait, qui s’exécute dans l’esprit, dans l’entendement. 2. Relatif à l’entendement.
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport au menton.
noun: 1. Ensemble des activités de l’esprit comprenant les pensées et les émotions. 2. Ensemble des activités mentales, des pensées, provoquées par les émotions.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mental
- mentale feminine
- mentaux masculine plural
- mentales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mental?
- /mɑ̃.tal/
- \mɑ̃.tal\
- [mɑ̃.tal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mental
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mental in French?
mental appears 13 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).