Montblanc

[mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː]

/[mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː]/ name

The verdict

“Montblanc” is uncommon German (frequency #78,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,310
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Der höchste Berg der Alpen und Europas

Corpus desk

Index DE-montblanc · Montblanc · German

Montblanc · rank #78,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,310
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monokultur

Nearest frequency peer: Monokultur (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Montblanc“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Montblanc“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Montblanc
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontblanc
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Montblanc“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Montblancfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Monokultur“ (#78,309), „mortis“ (#78,312), „molekularer“ (#78,307). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Montblanc“ bei #78,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montblanc is uncommon German at frequency #78,310 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Der höchste Berg der Alpen und Europas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Montblanc, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Montblanc, spelled M-O-N-T-B-L-A-N-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Der höchste Berg der Alpen und Europas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Montblanc ist mit 4807 Metern Höhe der höchste Berg Europas.
  2. "Wenn ein Montblanc Produkt erstmals von seinem Besitzer zur Hand genommen wird, hat es bereits viel zu erzählen. Von der sorgfältigen Auswahl seiner Materialien. Von den kunstfertigen Händen, die ihm Gestalt gaben. … Sinnbild dieser Besonderheit ist der weiße Stern von Montblanc. In Referenz an den Gipfel des höchsten Bergs Europas steht er für den hohen…

This word in other languages

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 "Montblanc"?
"Montblanc" is spelled M-O-N-T-B-L-A-N-C. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː].
What does "Montblanc" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montblanc" means: Der höchste Berg der Alpen und Europas
How do you pronounce "Montblanc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montblanc" is [mɔ̃ˈblɑ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montblanc" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list