Montenegro

/mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/

//mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ// name

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"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
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index EN-montenegro · Montenegro · English

Montenegro · rank #23,911 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,911
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monograph

Nearest frequency peer: monograph (-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 “Montenegro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Montenegro” 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
Key facts for Montenegro
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontenegro
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,911
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Montenegro”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Montenegrolands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “monograph” (#23,910), “moo” (#23,912), “monies” (#23,909). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Montenegro” is #23,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Montenegro (IPA /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,911 among 4,057 “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

  1. 1
    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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A man shot dead 12 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro before dying from self-inflicted injuries early on Thursday, authorities said, in one of the tiny Balkan nation’s worst mass killings.

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

Montenegro(Español)Monténégro(Français)Montenegro(Deutsch)Montenegro(Português)

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.

mmontenegro1mnotenegro2monetnegro2monntenegro1monteengro2monteneggro1montenegor2montenegrro1
Edit distance from "Montenegro"

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"?
"Montenegro" is spelled M-O-N-T-E-N-E-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/.
What does "Montenegro" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montenegro" means: 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.
What are common misspellings of "Montenegro"?
Common misspellings include "mmontenegro", "mnotenegro", "monetnegro", "monntenegro", "monteengro". The correct spelling is "Montenegro".
How do you pronounce "Montenegro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montenegro" is /mɒn.tɪˈnɛɡ.ɹəʊ/. 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 "Montenegro"?
Borrowed from Venetan Montenegro (from mónte + negro, literally “black mountain”), a calque of Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra, referring to Mount Lovćen. 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 "Montenegro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list