montage

/mɒnˈtɑːʒ/

//mɒnˈtɑːʒ// noun

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"montage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“montage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,898
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-montage · montage · English

montage · rank #18,898 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,898
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monsoon

Nearest frequency peer: monsoon (-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 “montage”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “montage” 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).

montage vs monte
71% similar
montage vs Montana
57% similar
montage vs Montagu
71% similar

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

Key facts for montage
PropertyValue
Headwordmontage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɒnˈtɑːʒ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,898
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “montage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).montagelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “monsoon” (#18,897), “Monterey” (#18,899), “molten” (#18,896). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “montage” is #18,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around montage (IPA /mɒnˈtɑːʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,898 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for montage, with forms such as "mmontage", "mnotage", and "monatge". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "monte", "Montana", "Montagu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: , La matière denaturalisée. Destruction 2. (Denatured Matter. Destruction 2.; c. 1923), from the collection of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. The work is a collage, a type of montage.]] Unadapted borrowing from French montage (“asse… The correct English form is montage, spelled M-O-N-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc.
  2. 2
    The art or process of doing this.
  3. 3
    A sequence of brief clips, often set to music, used to compress a long event or series of events into a short scene.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how montage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: collage, bricolage
  2. Examples of montage are seen in many modern films, and it is not a device which is physically difficult to use. The difficulty lies in the proper conception of the complete montage, for the cameraman must so completely visualize the finished result that he can proceed to assemble the various units without, at any time, seeing them as a whole until the fil…

Etymology

, La matière denaturalisée. Destruction 2. (Denatured Matter. Destruction 2.; c. 1923), from the collection of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. The work is a collage, a type of montage.]] Unadapted borrowing from French montage (“assembly, set-up”).

This word in other languages

montaje(Español)montage(Français)Montage(Deutsch)montagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontage
  • mnotage
  • monatge
  • monntage
  • montaeg
  • montagge
  • montgae
  • monttage
  • motnage
  • omntage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmontage1mnotage2monatge2monntage1montaeg2montagge1montgae2monttage1
Edit distance from "montage"

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 "montage"?
"montage" is spelled M-O-N-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /mɒnˈtɑːʒ/.
What does "montage" mean?
As a noun, "montage" means: A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "montage"?
"montage" is commonly confused with "monte", "Montana", "Montagu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "montage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montage" is /mɒnˈtɑːʒ/. 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 "montage"?
, La matière denaturalisée. Destruction 2. (Denatured Matter. Destruction 2.; c. 1923), from the collection of the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands. The work is a collage, a type of montage.]] Unadapted borrowing from French mont... 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 "montage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

monsoon#18,897Morales#18,900measles#18,887mascara#18,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Phyllis10 variantsJericho10 variantsinhabit10 variantsrotated10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list