# Montana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɑnˈtænə/ · frequency rank #6,595

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Montoya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montana-vs-montoya)
- **Montauk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montana-vs-montauk)
- **Moana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moana-vs-montana)
- **montage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montage-vs-montana)
- **Montagu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montagu-vs-montana)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmontana`, `mnotana`, `monatna`, `monntana`, `montaan`, `montanna`, `montnaa`, `monttana`, `motnana`, `omntana`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/montana