Monmouth

Name: Monmouth, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈmɒnməθ/

//ˈmɒnməθ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Monmouth” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,848. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,848
frequency rank, English: 4,057
“M” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

Corpus desk

Index EN-monmouth · Monmouth · English

Monmouth · rank #25,848 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,848
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 4,057
PHOTO-FINISH Mongolian

Nearest frequency peer: Mongolian (-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.

Moffat

74,155
Mongolian

74,154
Monmouth

74,153
motley

74,152
mouthed

74,151
mowing

74,150

What this shows “Monmouth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for Monmouth
Property	Value
Headword	Monmouth
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈmɒnməθ/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#25,848
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Monmouth”

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).Monmouthlands here:

#25,848

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Mongolian” (#25,847), “motley” (#25,849), “Moffat” (#25,846). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Monmouth” is #25,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Monmouth (IPA /ˈmɒnməθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,848 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Monmouth, with forms such as "mmonmouth", "mnomouth", and "momnouth". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy. The correct English form is Monmouth, spelled M-O-N-M-O-U-T-H.

Definition

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Etymology

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

mmonmouth
mnomouth
momnouth
monmmouth
monmotuh
monmouht
monmouthh
monmoutth
monmuoth
monnmouth
monomuth
omnmouth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Monmouth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Monmouth"

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 "Monmouth"?

"Monmouth" is spelled M-O-N-M-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɒnməθ/.

What does "Monmouth" mean?

As a proper noun, "Monmouth" means: A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

What are common misspellings of "Monmouth"?

Common misspellings include "mmonmouth", "mnomouth", "momnouth", "monmmouth", "monmotuh". The correct spelling is "Monmouth".

How do you pronounce "Monmouth"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monmouth" is /ˈmɒnməθ/. 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 "Monmouth"?

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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