moonstone
/ˈmunˌstoʊn/
"moonstone" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moonstone” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,075
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moonstone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #46,075 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “moonstone” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around moonstone (IPA /ˈmunˌstoʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,075 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for moonstone, with forms such as "mmoonstone", "monostone", and "monstone". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "monotone", "moonshine", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From moon + stone. The correct English form is moonstone, spelled M-O-O-N-S-T-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
Etymology
From moon + stone.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmoonstone
- monostone
- monstone
- moonnstone
- moonsotne
- moonsstone
- moonstnoe
- moonstoen
- moonstonne
- moonsttone
- moontsone
- moosntone
- omonstone
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of moonstone - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “moonstone”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-O-N-S-T-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmunˌstoʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “monotone” - see the side-by-side comparison. moonstone vs monotone
- 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.