# Monterrey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/ · frequency rank #33,744

## Definitions
1. A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”).

## Easily confused with
- **Monterey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monterey-vs-monterrey)

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmonterrey`, `mnoterrey`, `monetrrey`, `monnterrey`, `monterery`, `monterreyy`, `monterrye`, `montrerey`, `montterrey`, `motnerrey`, `omnterrey`

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