Montana

/mɑnˈtænə/

//mɑnˈtænə// name

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

The verdict

“Montana” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,595
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename.

Corpus desk

Index EN-montana · Montana · English

Montana · rank #6,595 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,595
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mobility

Nearest frequency peer: mobility (-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 “Montana”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Montana” 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).

Montana vs Montoya
71% similar
Montana vs Montauk
71% similar
Montana vs Moana
71% similar

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

Key facts for Montana
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontana
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/mɑnˈtænə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,595
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Montana”

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).Montanalands 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 “mobility” (#6,594), “Milan” (#6,593), “NC” (#6,597). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Montana” is #6,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Montana (IPA /mɑnˈtænə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,595 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montana, with forms such as "mmontana", "mnotana", and "monatna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Montoya", "Montauk", "Moana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname The correct English form is Montana, spelled M-O-N-T-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A placename.
  2. 2
    A placename.
  3. 3
    A placename.
  4. 4
    A placename.
  5. 5
    A placename.
  6. 6
    A placename.
  7. 7
    A placename.
  8. 8
    A placename.
  9. 9
    A placename.
  10. 10
    A placename.
  11. 11
    A unisex given name transferred from the place name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state.
  12. 12
    A surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Mountain, Mount, or Hill.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mr. WADE. I move to take up House bill No. 15 to provide a temporary government for the Territory of Montana.
  2. While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.

Etymology

From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname

This word in other languages

Montana(Español)Montana(Français)Montana(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontana
  • mnotana
  • monatna
  • monntana
  • montaan
  • montanna
  • montnaa
  • monttana
  • motnana
  • omntana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmontana1mnotana2monatna2monntana1montaan2montanna1montnaa2monttana1
Edit distance from "Montana"

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 "Montana"?
"Montana" is spelled M-O-N-T-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mɑnˈtænə/.
What does "Montana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montana" means: A placename.
What words are commonly confused with "Montana"?
"Montana" is commonly confused with "Montoya", "Montauk", "Moana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Montana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montana" is /mɑnˈtænə/. 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 "Montana"?
From Latin montāna * the US state via Spanish montaña (“mountain”) * the surname from Spanish Montaña topographic surname 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 "Montana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list