Monaco

/[moˈnako]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,709

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Monaco is aGermanname. It means: Staat in Westeuropa Pronounced [moˈnako]. Often confused with Monat and Mönch.

Key facts for Monaco
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonaco
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[moˈnako]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,709
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Monaco in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Monaco is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈnako]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,709 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Monaco, with forms such as "mmonaco", "mnoaco", and "moanco". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Monat", "Mönch", "Monate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Monaco, spelled M-O-N-A-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Westeuropa
  2. 2
    Hauptstadt von ^([1])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmonaco,mnoaco,moanco,monacco,monaoc,moncao,monnaco,omnaco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Monaco

Misspelling Variants of "Monaco"

mmonaco7mnoaco6moanco6monacco7monaoc6moncao6monnaco7omnaco6
Misspelling Variants of "Monaco"

Frequency rank: #11,709 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Monaco"?
"Monaco" is spelled M-O-N-A-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈnako].
What does "Monaco" mean?
As a name, "Monaco" means: Staat in Westeuropa
What words are commonly confused with "Monaco"?
"Monaco" is commonly confused with "Monat", "Mönch", "Monate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Monaco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monaco" is [moˈnako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monaco" come from?
"Monaco" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter M in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.