mons
/mɒnz/noun
mons is spelled M-O-N-S: 4 letters. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Mons, the name). As a noun, mons means “Ellipsis of mons pubis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mons is montes.
How many letters and syllables are in mons?
| Letters | 4: M-O-N-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mons?
Mons appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Mons, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mons?
- /mɒnz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mons.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mons
- montes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mons mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteOne of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.
- 2
Ellipsis of mons pubis.
- 3
An extraterrestrial mountain or volcano.
Olympus Mons
noun
- 1
plural of MON
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mons come from?
Borrowed from Latin mōns (“mountain”). Doublet of mount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).