Monsieur

[məˈsi̯øː]

/[məˈsi̯øː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Monsieur” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,335
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anrede oder Titel entsprechend Herr

Corpus desk

Index DE-monsieur · Monsieur · German

Monsieur · rank #18,335 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,335
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mobilisieren

Nearest frequency peer: mobilisieren (-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 „Monsieur“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Monsieur“ 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).

Monsieur vs Monster
75% similar

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

Key facts for Monsieur
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonsieur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[məˈsi̯øː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,335
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Monsieur“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mobilisieren“ (#18,334), „mu“ (#18,336), „mitgewirkt“ (#18,333). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Monsieur“ bei #18,335. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Monsieur (IPA [məˈsi̯øː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,335 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anrede oder Titel entsprechend Herr".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Monsieur, with forms such as "mmonsieur", "mnosieur", and "moniseur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Monster", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Monsieur, spelled M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anrede oder Titel entsprechend Herr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es war vielleicht bemerkenswert, daß ungeachtet der zahlreichen Menschenmenge, die von allen Seiten dem Bayou zugeströmt war, so daß selbst die nächsten Pflanzungen sich herbeilassen mußten, einen Teil der heimgekehrten Milizen für die Nacht unterzubringen, in dieser Schenke, unsere Marodeurs ausgenommen, auch nicht ein einziger Gast zu sehen war, so daß…
  2. „Drei weitere Schreibkräfte versuchten sich an den Seiten nach dem fehlenden Kirke-Kapitel, und schließlich konnte sie Monsieur Darantiere den ersten Teil zum Setzen schicken, mit dem Hinweis, dass sich darin noch eine Lücke befand, weil sie auf einen fehlenden Abschnitt aus Amerika wartete.“

Synonyms

Herr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonsieur
  • mnosieur
  • moniseur
  • monnsieur
  • monseiur
  • monsieru
  • monsieurr
  • monsiuer
  • monssieur
  • mosnieur
  • omnsieur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Monsieur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmonsieur1mnosieur2moniseur2monnsieur1monseiur2monsieru2monsieurr1monsiuer2
Edit distance from "Monsieur"

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 "Monsieur"?
"Monsieur" is spelled M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [məˈsi̯øː].
What does "Monsieur" mean?
As a noun, "Monsieur" means: Anrede oder Titel entsprechend Herr
What words are commonly confused with "Monsieur"?
"Monsieur" is commonly confused with "Monster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Monsieur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monsieur" is [məˈsi̯øː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monsieur" come from?
"Monsieur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mündlich#18,338lauschen#18,314Prestige#18,358Iserlohn#18,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list