Montreal

/ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/

//ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl// name

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"montreal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Montreal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,381
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers

Corpus desk

Index EN-montreal · Montreal · English

Montreal · rank #6,381 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,381
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monkey

Nearest frequency peer: monkey (-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 “Montreal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Montreal” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Montreal vs Montreux
75% similar
Montreal vs mongrel
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Montreal
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontreal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,381
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Montreal”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “monkey” (#6,380), “motorcycle” (#6,382), “momentum” (#6,379). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Montreal” is #6,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Montreal (IPA /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,381 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montreal, with forms such as "mmontreal", "mnotreal", and "monntreal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Montreux", "mongrel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Montréal; from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”) (mont + royal), after the nearby hill by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recorded le mon… The correct English form is Montreal, spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  2. 2
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  3. 3
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  4. 4
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  5. 5
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  6. 6
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  7. 7
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  8. 8
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  9. 9
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  10. 10
    A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
  11. 11
    A river in Algoma and Sudbury districts, Ontario, Canada.
  12. 12
    A river in Timiskaming district, Ontario, Canada.
  13. 13
    A river in No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  14. 14
    An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.
  15. 15
    A small city in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
  16. 16
    A river on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, United States.
  17. 17
    A river in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This year’s festival will mark 10 years since Unesco designated Dundee a design city, alongside Berlin, Montreal, Istanbul and others.

Etymology

From French Montréal; from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”) (mont + royal), after the nearby hill by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recorded le mont Royal when he named it. It may have perhaps been from the Italian G.B. Rasmusio's 1556 map translating the name to Italian Monte Real.

Synonyms

Mtl.MtlMTL

This word in other languages

Montreal(Español)Montréal(Français)Montreal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontreal
  • mnotreal
  • monntreal
  • monrteal
  • monteral
  • montrael
  • montreall
  • montrela
  • montrreal
  • monttreal
  • motnreal
  • omntreal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Montreal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmontreal1mnotreal2monntreal1monrteal2monteral2montrael2montreall1montrela2
Edit distance from "Montreal"

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 "Montreal"?
"Montreal" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/.
What does "Montreal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montreal" means: A place in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Ottawa and Saint-Lawrence Rivers
What words are commonly confused with "Montreal"?
"Montreal" is commonly confused with "Montreux", "mongrel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Montreal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montreal" is /ˌmɒntɹiˈɔːl/. 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 "Montreal"?
From French Montréal; from Mont Royal (“Mount Royal”) (mont + royal), after the nearby hill by Jacques Cartier. It is uncertain how Royal became -real. A common explanation is that real is the Middle French form of Royal, but Cartier himself recor... 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 "Montreal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

momentum#6,379imagined#6,366quantity#6,401retained#6,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

commented12 variantssupporter12 variantsaddressing12 variantsadorable12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list