mentira
/mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“mentira” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,243 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,243
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - declaração feita por alguém que acredita ou suspeita que ela seja falsa, na expectativa de que os ouvintes ou leitores possam acreditar nela
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 | mentira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,243 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mentira” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for mentira is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,243 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mentira, with forms such as "emntira", "menitra", and "menntira". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mestra", "menta", "menina", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is mentira, spelled M-E-N-T-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1declaração feita por alguém que acredita ou suspeita que ela seja falsa, na expectativa de que os ouvintes ou leitores possam acreditar nela
- 2qualquer asserção falsa cujo interlocutor tem ciência da sua falsidade
- 3situação ilusória na qual alguém engana outras pessoas
- 4bolacha redonda preparada com massa de pão de ló
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emntira,menitra,menntira,mentiar,mentirra,mentria,menttira,metnira,mmentira,mnetira
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mentira - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “mentira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-E-N-T-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mẽ.ˈti.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mestra” - see the side-by-side comparison. mentira vs mestra
- 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.