mountains

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

//ˈmaʊntn̩z// noun

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"mountains" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mountains” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,011. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,011
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of mountain

Corpus desk

Index EN-mountains · mountains · English

mountains · rank #3,011 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,011
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH monthly

Nearest frequency peer: monthly (-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 “mountains”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mountains” 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).

mountains vs mounting
78% similar
mountains vs mountain
89% similar
mountains vs mountainous
82% similar

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

Key facts for mountains
PropertyValue
Headwordmountains
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaʊntn̩z/
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,011
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mountains”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).mountainslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “monthly” (#3,010), “neighborhood” (#3,012), “Miller” (#3,009). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mountains” is #3,011. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mountains (IPA /ˈmaʊntn̩z/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,011 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mountains, with forms such as "mmountains", "monutains", and "mounatins". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mounting", "mountain", "mountainous", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is mountains, spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of mountain
  2. 2
    mountain range

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmountains
  • monutains
  • mounatins
  • mounntains
  • mountainns
  • mountainss
  • mountaisn
  • mountanis
  • mountians
  • mounttains
  • moutnains
  • muontains
  • omuntains

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mountains - 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.

mmountains1monutains2mounatins2mounntains1mountainns1mountainss1mountaisn2mountanis2
Edit distance from "mountains"

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 "mountains"?
"mountains" is spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaʊntn̩z/.
What does "mountains" mean?
As a noun, "mountains" means: plural of mountain
What words are commonly confused with "mountains"?
"mountains" is commonly confused with "mounting", "mountain", "mountainous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mountains"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mountains" is /ˈmaʊntn̩z/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mountains" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mountains", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

extensive13 variantsorganized13 variantsuniversal13 variantsrecognize13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list