mente
/ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
The verdict
“mente” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #990 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #990
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - conjunto das ideias e convicções de uma pessoa; o resultado do trabalho cerebral de uma pessoal, intangível mas perceptível em sua forma de raciocinar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for mente is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/. Corpus data places it at rank #990 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for mente, with forms such as "emnte", "menet", and "mennte". 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, "meta", "menu", "mine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is mente, spelled M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1conjunto das ideias e convicções de uma pessoa; o resultado do trabalho cerebral de uma pessoal, intangível mas perceptível em sua forma de raciocinar
- 2a produção do raciocínio, da criatividade de alguém
- 3a vontade que alguém manifesta
- 4a memória, as lembranças de alguém
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emnte,menet,mennte,mentte,metne,mmente,mnete
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "mente"?
What does "mente" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "mente"?
How do you pronounce "mente"?
What language does "mente" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “mente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “meta” - see the side-by-side comparison. mente vs meta
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.