# Moncton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmʌŋk.tən/ · frequency rank #39,919

## Definitions
1. A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
2. A civil parish of Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

## Etymology
The city is named after military officer and colonial administrator Robert Monckton (1726 - 1782).
The civil parish is named after the city.

## Easily confused with
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-morton)
- **monitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-monitor)
- **monsoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-monsoon)
- **Moulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-moulton)
- **monotone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-monotone)
- **monotony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-monotony)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmoncton`, `mnocton`, `mocnton`, `monccton`, `moncotn`, `monctno`, `monctonn`, `monctton`, `monncton`, `montcon`, `omncton`

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