# Montreux

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmɒntɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #47,770

## Definitions
1. A town and municipality on Lake Geneva in Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district, Vaud Canton, Switzerland.
2. A small commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle Department, Grand Est region, France.

## Etymology
From French Montreux, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”) in numerous other placenames, from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreuil and Monthureux.

## Easily confused with
- **Montreal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montreal-vs-montreux)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmontreux`, `mnotreux`, `monntreux`, `monrteux`, `monterux`, `montreuxx`, `montrexu`, `montrreux`, `montruex`, `monttreux`, `motnreux`, `omntreux`

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