MonitorvsMonitoreConfusable pair

Which to use

“Monitor” and “Monitore” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,422
“Monitor” frequency rank
#29,245
“Monitore” frequency rank
37667
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Monitor Monitore
Definition Computerbildschirm Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Monitor

Where the eye mixes Monitor and Monitore

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Monitor
8 ch
Monitore

Why the eye confuses Monitor with Monitore

A purely visual mix-up. Monitor ([ˈmoːnitoːɐ̯]) and Monitore ([ˈmoːnitoːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Monitor” sits inside “Monitore”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Monitor is recorded at frequency rank #8,422, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːnitoːɐ̯]. Monitore is at rank #29,245, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmoːnitoːʁə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 37667, this pair ranks #1,584,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Monitor vs Monitore

Shared letters: imnort. Private to "Monitor": -. Private to "Monitore": e.

"Monitor" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Monitore" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Monitormmonitor · mnoitor · mointor · moniotr · monitorr · monitro · monittor · monnitor
  • Monitoremmonitore · mnoitore · mointore · moniotre · monitoer · monitorre · monitroe · monittore

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Monitor" and "Monitore" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmoːnitoːɐ̯] versus [ˈmoːnitoːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Monitor" vs "Monitore" - which ranks higher?
"Monitor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,422 in our German list, against #29,245 for "Monitore". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Monitor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Monitore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,584,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Monitor" and "Monitore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monitore vs Monitoren". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,584,185 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list