Montur

[mɔnˈtuːɐ̯]

/[mɔnˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Montur” is uncommon German (frequency #53,088 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,088
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleidungsstücke bei einer bestimmten Tätigkeit oder einem bestimmten Anlass, Uniform oder Dienstkleidung

Corpus desk

Index DE-montur · Montur · German

Montur · rank #53,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,088
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Moloch

Nearest frequency peer: Moloch (-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 „Montur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Montur
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɔnˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Montur“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Monturfällt 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: „Moloch“ (#53,087), „Morphin“ (#53,090), „Mortalität“ (#53,091). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Montur“ bei #53,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montur is uncommon German at frequency #53,088 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɔnˈtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Montur, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Montur, spelled M-O-N-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleidungsstücke bei einer bestimmten Tätigkeit oder einem bestimmten Anlass, Uniform oder Dienstkleidung
  2. 2
    Arbeitsanzug, Arbeitskleidung
  3. 3
    Fassung einer Waffe
  4. 4
    Fassung von Edelsteinen
  5. 5
    Unterbau einer Perücke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unter der Montur hatte er kein Hemd gehabt, sondern nur eine lange, fettige, geblümte Seidenweste, auf dem nackten, gelblichen, mageren Körper.“
  2. Wenn du am Esstisch nie deine Montur ausziehst, wissen alle, dass du Monteur bist.

This word in other languages

outfit(English)atavío(Español)monture(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 "Montur"?
"Montur" is spelled M-O-N-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [mɔnˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Montur" mean?
As a noun, "Montur" means: Kleidungsstücke bei einer bestimmten Tätigkeit oder einem bestimmten Anlass, Uniform oder Dienstkleidung
How do you pronounce "Montur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montur" is [mɔnˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montur" come from?
"Montur" 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 "Montur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Moloch#53,087Lüchow#53,058Patina#53,145Pfähle#53,154

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list