# Montagu vs Montauk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Montagu
*name · IPA /ˈmɒntəɡjuː/ · frequency rank #41,258*
A surname from Old French.

### Montauk
*name · frequency rank #47,206*
A hamlet and census-designated place in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montagu-vs-montauk