monument

[ˈmɒnjʊmənt]

/[ˈmɒnjʊmənt]/ noun

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The verdict

“monument” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,830
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Denkmal, Monument

Corpus desk

Index DE-monument · monument · German

monument · rank #22,830 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mindern

Nearest frequency peer: mindern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „monument“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „monument“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

monument vs Monumente
78% similar
monument vs monuments
89% similar
monument vs Moment
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for monument
PropertyValue
Headwordmonument
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɒnjʊmənt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#22,830
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „monument“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).monumentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mindern“ (#22,829), „nachzulesen“ (#22,831), „mieser“ (#22,828). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „monument“ bei #22,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around monument (IPA [ˈmɒnjʊmənt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,830 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Denkmal, Monument".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for monument, with forms such as "mmonument", "mnoument", and "monmuent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Monumente", "monuments", "Moment", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is monument, spelled M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Denkmal, Monument

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonument
  • mnoument
  • monmuent
  • monnument
  • monuemnt
  • monumennt
  • monumentt
  • monumetn
  • monumment
  • monumnet
  • mounment
  • omnument

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monument - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmonument1mnoument2monmuent2monnument1monuemnt2monumennt1monumentt1monumetn2
Edit distance from "monument"

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 "monument"?
"monument" is spelled M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɒnjʊmənt].
What does "monument" mean?
As a noun, "monument" means: Denkmal, Monument
What words are commonly confused with "monument"?
"monument" is commonly confused with "Monumente", "monuments", "Moment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monument"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monument" is [ˈmɒnjʊmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monument" come from?
"monument" 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 "monument", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list