Mons

/[mɔ̃ːs]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,351

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Mons is aGermanname. It means: belgische Stadt im Hennegau Pronounced [mɔ̃ːs]. Often confused with MS and mus.

Key facts for Mons
PropertyValue
HeadwordMons
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[mɔ̃ːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,351
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Mons is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɔ̃ːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,351 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "belgische Stadt im Hennegau".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Mons, with forms such as "mmons", "mnos", and "monns". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MS", "mus", "mor", 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 Mons, spelled M-O-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    belgische Stadt im Hennegau

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmons,mnos,monns,monss,mosn,omns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Mons

Misspelling Variants of "Mons"

mmons5mnos4monns5monss5mosn4omns4
Misspelling Variants of "Mons"

Frequency rank: #41,351 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Mons"?
"Mons" is spelled M-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔ̃ːs].
What does "Mons" mean?
As a name, "Mons" means: belgische Stadt im Hennegau
What words are commonly confused with "Mons"?
"Mons" is commonly confused with "MS", "mus", "mor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mons" is [mɔ̃ːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mons" come from?
"Mons" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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.