Montréal

Name: Montréal, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]

/[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]/ name

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Montréal” is an uncommon German word, ranked #73,807 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#73,807
frequency rank, German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec

Key facts for Montréal
Property	Value
Headword	Montréal
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#73,807
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Montréal” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Montréal lands here:

#73,807

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Montréal is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mɔntʁeˈʔaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #73,807 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
größte Stadt der kanadischen Provinz Québec

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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Using “Montréal”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is M-O-N-T-R-É-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [mɔntʁeˈʔaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.