monseigneur

Name: monseigneur, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/

//ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“monseigneur” is uncommon English (frequency #76,135 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,135
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.

Key facts for monseigneur
Property	Value
Headword	monseigneur
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#76,135
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “monseigneur” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). monseigneur lands here:

#76,135

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monseigneur is uncommon English at frequency #76,135 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for monseigneur, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor. The correct English form is monseigneur, spelled M-O-N-S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R.

Definition

1
An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.
2
(in particular) A title of the Dauphin of France.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor.

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 "monseigneur"?

"monseigneur" is spelled M-O-N-S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/.

What does "monseigneur" mean?

As a noun, "monseigneur" means: An honorific form of address for an eminent person in France, especially under the Ancien Régime.

How do you pronounce "monseigneur"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monseigneur" is /ˌmɒnsɛˈnjəː/. 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 "monseigneur"?

Borrowed from Middle French monseigneur. Doublet of monsieur and monsignor. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “monseigneur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-S-E-I-G-N-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.