Do you have any peppermint candy?
Source: tatoeba (2258158)
Peppermint
/ˈpɛpɚˌmɪnt/
Synonyms for "peppermint" (24 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (12)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: mentha piperita, chocolate, condiment, cooling, cooling flavor.
- Sentence evidence is available for peppermint, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "peppermint".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "peppermint"
Keep "peppermint" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "peppermint" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "peppermint", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "peppermint" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesaromaaroma descriptoraromatic oilcandyconfectionessential oileucalypteucalyptuseucalyptus treeflavor descriptorflavoringherbmintmint candyplantsensory attribute
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
11 entriesMentha × piperitahard peppermint candymentha piperita distillatementha piperita oilmenthol tonemint flavormintinesspeppermint candypeppermint flavorpeppermint leafpeppermint sticks
Collocations
7 entriespeppermint candypeppermint extractpeppermint flavorpeppermint leafpeppermint oilpeppermint scentpeppermint tea
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 44 languages.
Albanian
3 entries- dhiozmë noun (herb)
- mendër e butë noun (herb)
- nenexhik noun (herb)
Arabic
1 entries- نَعْنَاع فِلْفِلِيّ noun (herb)
Armenian
1 entries- անանուխ noun (herb)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мента noun (herb)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 胡椒薄荷 noun (herb)
- 薄荷 noun (herb)
Czech
1 entries- máta peprná noun (herb)
Danish
2 entries- pebermynte noun (herb)
- pebermynte noun (confection)
Dutch
3 entries- pepermunt noun (herb)
- pepermunt noun (confection)
- pepermuntje noun (confection)
Esperanto
1 entries- pipromento noun (herb)
Estonian
1 entries- piparmünt noun (herb)
Finnish
2 entries- piparminttu noun (herb)
- piparminttukaramelli noun (confection)
French
1 entries- menthe poivrée noun (herb)
Galician
1 entries- menta noun (herb)
German
3 entries- Pfefferminz noun (confection)
- Pfefferminzbonbon noun (confection)
- Pfefferminze noun (herb)
Greek
1 entries- μέντα noun (herb)
Hindi
1 entries- पुदीना noun (herb)
Hungarian
1 entries- borsmenta noun (herb)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Peffermenz noun (herb)
Icelandic
2 entries- piparminta noun (herb)
- piparminta noun (confection)
Indonesian
2 entries- pepermin noun (herb)
- pepermin noun (confection)
Irish
2 entries- lus an phiobair noun (herb)
- miontas piobair noun (herb)
Italian
3 entries- caramella alla menta noun (confection)
- menta piperita noun (herb)
- mentina noun (confection)
Japanese
3 entries- ペパーミント noun (herb)
- ミント noun (herb)
- 薄荷 noun (herb)
Korean
1 entries- 페퍼민트 noun (herb)
Latvian
1 entries- piparmētra noun (herb)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Peffermënz noun (herb)
Malay
1 entries- pudina noun (herb)
Manx
1 entries- mynthey phibbyragh noun (herb)
Norman
4 entries- p'pèr'mène noun (herb)
- p'pèr'mène noun (confection)
- pépermàn noun (herb)
- pépermàn noun (confection)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- peppermynte noun (herb)
- peppermynte noun (confection)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- peparmynte noun (herb)
- peparmynte noun (confection)
Persian
1 entries- پونه noun (herb)
Polish
2 entries- mięta pieprzowa noun (herb)
- miętówka noun (confection)
Portuguese
1 entries- hortelã-pimenta noun (herb)
Russian
2 entries- мя́та noun (herb)
- пе́речная мя́та noun (herb)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अजगन्ध noun (herb)
Slovene
1 entries- poprova meta noun (herb)
Spanish
2 entries- menta piperita noun (herb)
- piperita noun (herb)
Swedish
1 entries- pepparmynta noun (herb)
Tagalog
1 entries- menta noun (herb)
Turkish
3 entries- bahçe nanesi noun (herb)
- nane noun (herb)
- nane şekeri noun (confection)
Urdu
1 entries- پودینا noun (herb)
Welsh
1 entries- mintys poeth noun (herb)
Yiddish
2 entries- ענגלישע מענטע noun (herb)
- פֿעפֿערמינץ noun (herb)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom likes peppermint chocolate.
Source: tatoeba (3733553)
Please pick a few peppermint leaves from the garden.
Source: tatoeba (6954647)
I'll have a decaf peppermint tea.
Source: tatoeba (6979839)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "peppermint"?
Closest matches include mentha piperita, chocolate, condiment, cooling, cooling flavor.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "peppermint"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.