monkey

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The verdict

“monkey” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,246
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Affe

Corpus desk

Index DE-monkey · monkey · German

monkey · rank #29,246 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,246
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monitore

Nearest frequency peer: Monitore (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „monkey“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „monkey“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

monkey vs monte
67% similar
monkey vs of
17% similar
monkey vs TO
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for monkey
PropertyValue
Headwordmonkey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,246
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „monkey“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).monkeyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Monitore“ (#29,245), „monarch“ (#29,244), „Musikgeschichte“ (#29,248). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „monkey“ bei #29,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around monkey (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,246 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Affe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for monkey, with forms such as "mmonkey", "mnokey", and "mokney". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "monte", "of", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is monkey, spelled M-O-N-K-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Affe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how monkey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "The cougar generally subsists on birds and small quadrupeds, such as young deer, raccoons, skunks, and the like: in South America the monkeys and peccaries frequently become its prey."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonkey
  • mnokey
  • mokney
  • moneky
  • monkeyy
  • monkkey
  • monkye
  • monnkey
  • omnkey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monkey - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmonkey1mnokey2mokney2moneky2monkeyy1monkkey1monkye2monnkey1
Edit distance from "monkey"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monkey"?
"monkey" is spelled M-O-N-K-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "monkey" mean?
As a noun, "monkey" means: der Affe
What words are commonly confused with "monkey"?
"monkey" is commonly confused with "monte", "of", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monkey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monkey" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monkey" come from?
"monkey" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monkey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

median#29,237Marker#29,236niesen#29,259Lüfter#29,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

nobody9 variantsPickup9 variantspocket9 variantsKröten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list