# Monterey vs Monterrey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Monterey
*name · IPA /ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #18,899*
The place name of various cities and counties

### Monterrey
*name · IPA /ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #33,744*
A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

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