mentalista
The verdict
“mentalista” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,299 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,299
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - artista que utiliza técnicas de ilusionismo, psicologia e sugestão para simular poderes mentais extraordinários.
Corpus desk
Index PT-mentalista · mentalista · Portuguese
mentalista · rank #68,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,299
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH malabarista
Nearest frequency peer: malabarista (-13 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “mentalista”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- linde
linde
31,730 corpus weight
- madeireiro
madeireiro
31,717 corpus weight
- malabarista
malabarista
31,715 corpus weight
- mentalista
mentalista
31,702 corpus weight
- mufti
mufti
31,678 corpus weight
- mutilar
mutilar
31,676 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “mentalista” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mentalista |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,299 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “mentalista” em português
Rare enough to double-check
mentalista is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,299 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
mentalista has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is mentalista, spelled M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1artista que utiliza técnicas de ilusionismo, psicologia e sugestão para simular poderes mentais extraordinários.
- 2pessoa com grande capacidade de observação e dedução.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mentalista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«O mentalista impressionou a plateia ao adivinhar a carta escolhida.»
«Ele é quase um mentalista, percebe detalhes que ninguém nota.»
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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