Montréal

[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]

/[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]/ name

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The verdict

“Montréal” is uncommon German (frequency #73,807 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,807
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec

Corpus desk

Index DE-montreal · Montréal · German

Montréal · rank #73,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,807
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Molekularbiol…

Nearest frequency peer: Molekularbiologie (-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 „Montréal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Montréal
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontréal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,807
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Montréal“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Montréalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Molekularbiologie“ (#73,806), „Moriz“ (#73,808), „Morpheus“ (#73,809). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Montréal“ bei #73,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montréal is uncommon German at frequency #73,807 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec".

Montréal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Montréal, spelled M-O-N-T-R-É-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Achtzig Prozent der Einwohner Montréals sprechen französisch.

This word in other languages

Montreal(English)Montréal(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 "Montréal"?
"Montréal" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-É-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔntʁeˈʔaːl].
What does "Montréal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montréal" means: größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec
How do you pronounce "Montréal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montréal" is [mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montréal" come from?
"Montréal" 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 "Montréal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Morpheus#73,809morschen#73,810mitbekam#73,800mediales#73,787

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list