# menta

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈmẽ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #26,463

## Definitions
1. gênero de plantas lamiáceas odoríferas a que pertence a hortelã
2. nome científico comum a várias espécies de hortelã

## Easily confused with
- **mesa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-mesa)
- **meta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-meta)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-menu)
- **minha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-minha)
- **merda** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-merda)
- **mente** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-mente)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-metal)
- **multa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-multa)
- **metas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-metas)
- **moita** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-moita)
- **month** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-month)
- **monja** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-monja)
- **mental** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-mental)
- **montar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-montar)
- **mestra** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-mestra)
- **minuta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-minuta)
- **mentira** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/menta-vs-mentira)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/men-vs-menta)
- **meia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/meia-vs-menta)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/mata-vs-menta)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emnta`, `menat`, `mennta`, `mentta`, `metna`, `mmenta`, `mneta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/menta