menthe

\mɑ̃t\

/\mɑ̃t\/ noun

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The verdict

“menthe” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,214
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plante odoriférante du genre Mentha de la famille des Lamiacées (Lamiaceae), ordre des Lamiales.

Corpus desk

Index FR-menthe · menthe · French

menthe · rank #13,214 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,214
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mediapart

Nearest frequency peer: Mediapart (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « menthe »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « menthe » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

menthe vs monte
67% similar
menthe vs mythe
67% similar
menthe vs mette
67% similar

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

Key facts for menthe
PropertyValue
Headwordmenthe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃t\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,214
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « menthe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).menthese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Mediapart » (#13,213), « missionnaire » (#13,215), « money » (#13,216). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « menthe » est au #13,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around menthe (IPA \mɑ̃t\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,214 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for menthe, with forms such as "emnthe", "menhte", and "mennthe". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "monte", "mythe", "mette", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is menthe, spelled M-E-N-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plante odoriférante du genre Mentha de la famille des Lamiacées (Lamiaceae), ordre des Lamiales.
  2. 2
    Nom donné à différente plantes ressemblant à la menthe (genre Mentha), suivi d’une épithète, mais qui sont d’un autre genre, par exemple la menthe des chats (Nepeta cataria) ou la menthe-coq (Tanacetum balsamita).
  3. 3
    Boisson à base de menthe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how menthe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. J’ai observé que ce rétablissement de l’air dépend de la végétation de la plante, car quoique j’aye tenu plusieurs feuilles de menthe fraîche dans une petite quantité d’air, où j’avois allumé des chandelles, & que je les eusse changées plusieurs fois, je ne m’apperçus point que l’air fût rétabli.
  2. De même aussi, il y a des digestifs médicamenteux et des digestifs hygiéniques. Je citerai, parmi les premiers, l'usage, immédiatement après le repas, d'une infusion chaude d’anis, d’angélique, de menthe, d’une cuillerée à café d’anisette, […].

This word in other languages

mint(English)menta(Español)Minze(Deutsch)hortelã(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnthe
  • menhte
  • mennthe
  • menteh
  • menthhe
  • mentthe
  • metnhe
  • mmenthe
  • mnethe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menthe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emnthe2menhte2mennthe1menteh2menthhe1mentthe1metnhe2mmenthe1
Edit distance from "menthe"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "menthe"?
"menthe" is spelled M-E-N-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃t\.
What does "menthe" mean?
As a noun, "menthe" means: Plante odoriférante du genre Mentha de la famille des Lamiacées (Lamiaceae), ordre des Lamiales.
What words are commonly confused with "menthe"?
"menthe" is commonly confused with "monte", "mythe", "mette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "menthe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menthe" is \mɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menthe" come from?
"menthe" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

neuves#13,219Lazare#13,202ladite#13,200plants#13,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jettent9 variantshaineux9 variantsgagnez9 variantsféroce9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list