mentalismo

noun

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The verdict

“mentalismo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prática ou arte de simular poderes psíquicos ou mentais, geralmente por meio de ilusionismo, psicologia e sugestão.

Corpus desk

Index PT-mentalismo · mentalismo · Portuguese

mentalismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for mentalismo
PropertyValue
Headwordmentalismo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mentalismo” sits in Portuguese frequency

mentalismo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mentalismo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mentalismo, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is mentalismo, spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prática ou arte de simular poderes psíquicos ou mentais, geralmente por meio de ilusionismo, psicologia e sugestão.
  2. 2
    doutrina ou corrente filosófica que atribui primazia à mente sobre a matéria.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mentalismo"?
"mentalismo" is spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-M-O.
What does "mentalismo" mean?
As a noun, "mentalismo" means: prática ou arte de simular poderes psíquicos ou mentais, geralmente por meio de ilusionismo, psicologia e sugestão.
What language does "mentalismo" come from?
"mentalismo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list