Which to use
“monumental” is an adjective and “monuments” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,004
- “monumental” frequency rank
- #11,424
- “monuments” frequency rank
- 26428
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monumental | monuments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In the manner of a monument. | plural of monument |
Where the eye mixes monumental and monuments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between monumental and monuments
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monumental is /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/ while monuments is /ˈmɑnjəmənts/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monumental is recorded at frequency rank #15,004, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˌmɒnjʊˈmɛntəl/. monuments is at rank #11,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɑnjəmənts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26428, this pair ranks #386,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of monumental vs monuments
Shared letters: emnotu. Private to "monumental": al. Private to "monuments": s.
"monumental" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "monuments" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- monumental ← mmonumental · mnoumental · monmuental · monnumental · monuemntal · monumenatl · monumenntal · monumentall
- monuments ← mmonuments · mnouments · monmuents · monnuments · monuemnts · monumennts · monumenst · monumentss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "monumental" and "monuments" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "monumental" or "monuments"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "monumental" and "monuments" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "monumental" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monuments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monumental" and "monuments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monument vs monumental". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #386,772 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.