Montenegro
/mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/
"montenegro" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Montenegro” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,911
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Montenegro |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,911 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Montenegro” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Montenegro (IPA /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,911 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montenegro, with forms such as "mmontenegro", "mnotenegro", and "monetnegro". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (from mónte + negro, literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra, referring to Mount Lovćen. The correct English form is Montenegro, spelled M-O-N-T-E-N-E-G-R-O.
Definition
- 1A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (from mónte + negro, literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra, referring to Mount Lovćen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmontenegro
- mnotenegro
- monetnegro
- monntenegro
- monteengro
- monteneggro
- montenegor
- montenegrro
- montenergo
- montengero
- montennegro
- montneegro
- monttenegro
- motnenegro
- omntenegro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Montenegro - 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.
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 "Montenegro"?
What does "Montenegro" mean?
What are common misspellings of "Montenegro"?
How do you pronounce "Montenegro"?
What is the origin of the word "Montenegro"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Montenegro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-T-E-N-E-G-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.