Montevideo

[mɔnteviˈdeːo]

/[mɔnteviˈdeːo]/ name

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The verdict

“Montevideo” is uncommon German (frequency #59,015 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,015
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Uruguay

Corpus desk

Index DE-montevideo · Montevideo · German

Montevideo · rank #59,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,015
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monterey

Nearest frequency peer: Monterey (-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 „Montevideo“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Montevideo
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontevideo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mɔnteviˈdeːo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Montevideo“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Monterey“ (#59,014), „Monogramm“ (#59,013), „Motherboard“ (#59,017). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Montevideo“ bei #59,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montevideo is uncommon German at frequency #59,015 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [mɔnteviˈdeːo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Uruguay".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Montevideo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Montevideo, spelled M-O-N-T-E-V-I-D-E-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Uruguay

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Barcelona ist eine Partnerstadt Montevideos.

This word in other languages

Montevideo(English)Montevideo(Español)Montevideo(Français)

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 "Montevideo"?
"Montevideo" is spelled M-O-N-T-E-V-I-D-E-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔnteviˈdeːo].
What does "Montevideo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montevideo" means: Hauptstadt von Uruguay
How do you pronounce "Montevideo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montevideo" is [mɔnteviˈdeːo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montevideo" come from?
"Montevideo" 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 "Montevideo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mundschutz#59,019mystischer#59,024neuartiger#59,031normativen#59,036

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list