# Montauk

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,206

## Definitions
1. A hamlet and census-designated place in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
2. The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse.
3. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri.

## Etymology
Borrowing from Mohegan-Pequot Montaukett, the name of the tribe, which roughly translates to "the fort country".

## Easily confused with
- **Montana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montana-vs-montauk)
- **montage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montage-vs-montauk)
- **Montagu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montagu-vs-montauk)
- **Montague** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montague-vs-montauk)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmontauk`, `mnotauk`, `monatuk`, `monntauk`, `montaku`, `montaukk`, `monttauk`, `montuak`, `motnauk`, `omntauk`

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