monastery

/ˈmɒnəstɹi/

//ˈmɒnəstɹi// noun

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"monastery" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“monastery” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,105
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

Corpus desk

Index EN-monastery · monastery · English

monastery · rank #12,105 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,105
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monaco

Nearest frequency peer: Monaco (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “monastery”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “monastery” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

monastery vs monster
78% similar
monastery vs mastery
78% similar

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

Key facts for monastery
PropertyValue
Headwordmonastery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɒnəstɹi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,105
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “monastery”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).monasterylands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Monaco” (#12,104), “morals” (#12,106), “Methodist” (#12,103). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “monastery” is #12,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around monastery (IPA /ˈmɒnəstɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,105 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for monastery, with forms such as "mmonastery", "mnoastery", and "moanstery". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "monster", "mastery", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”, suffix … The correct English form is monastery, spelled M-O-N-A-S-T-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

Etymology

From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”, suffix forming place names), from μονάζω (monázō, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζω (-ázō, verb-forming suffix). Doublet of minster.

This word in other languages

monasterio(Español)monastère(Français)Kloster(Deutsch)mosteiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonastery
  • mnoastery
  • moanstery
  • monasetry
  • monasstery
  • monasterry
  • monasteryy
  • monasteyr
  • monastrey
  • monasttery
  • monatsery
  • monnastery
  • monsatery
  • omnastery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monastery - 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.

mmonastery1mnoastery2moanstery2monasetry2monasstery1monasterry1monasteryy1monasteyr2
Edit distance from "monastery"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monastery"?
"monastery" is spelled M-O-N-A-S-T-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɒnəstɹi/.
What does "monastery" mean?
As a noun, "monastery" means: A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
What words are commonly confused with "monastery"?
"monastery" is commonly confused with "monster", "mastery". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monastery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monastery" is /ˈmɒnəstɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "monastery"?
From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monastery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Methodist#12,103manifesto#12,099nightclub#12,113numerical#12,114

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

resonance14 variantsinception14 variantssignaling14 variantsfurnished14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list