mountaintop

/ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/

//ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp// noun

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"mountaintop" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mountaintop” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,349
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The summit of a mountain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mountaintop · mountaintop · English

mountaintop · rank #40,349 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,349
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mournful

Nearest frequency peer: mournful (+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 “mountaintop”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “mountaintop” 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
Key facts for mountaintop
PropertyValue
Headwordmountaintop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,349
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mountaintop”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).mountaintoplands 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 “mournful” (#40,350), “monetization” (#40,347), “MRT” (#40,351). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mountaintop” is #40,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mountaintop (IPA /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,349 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The summit of a mountain.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mountaintop, with forms such as "mmountaintop", "monutaintop", and "mounatintop". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mountain + top. The correct English form is mountaintop, spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-T-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The summit of a mountain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So we follow dear Jenny along the mountaintop trail, until it descends to the forest below, where Maple and Oak, and violet Trefoil, and velvety Viburnum grow; where polynose clusters hang from Striped Maple, and Cinnamon Ferns that show.
  2. While I've gazed at the sky from my sleeping bag on isolated mountaintops in Montana and southern beaches of Mexico and seen a jazillion stars basking in the peace of the evening, only in Rishikesh do the jazillion merge upon another bajillion jazillion and seem to lay overhead thick as glittering ceiling tiles.

Etymology

From mountain + top.

This word in other languages

Berggipfel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmountaintop
  • monutaintop
  • mounatintop
  • mounntaintop
  • mountainntop
  • mountainotp
  • mountaintopp
  • mountaintpo
  • mountainttop
  • mountaitnop
  • mountanitop
  • mountiantop
  • mounttaintop
  • moutnaintop
  • muontaintop
  • omuntaintop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmountaintop1monutaintop2mounatintop2mounntaintop1mountainntop1mountainotp2mountaintopp1mountaintpo2
Edit distance from "mountaintop"

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 "mountaintop"?
"mountaintop" is spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-T-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/.
What does "mountaintop" mean?
As a noun, "mountaintop" means: The summit of a mountain.
What are common misspellings of "mountaintop"?
Common misspellings include "mmountaintop", "monutaintop", "mounatintop", "mounntaintop", "mountainntop". The correct spelling is "mountaintop".
How do you pronounce "mountaintop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mountaintop" is /ˈmaʊnt(ɪ)nˌtɑp/. 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 "mountaintop"?
From mountain + top. 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 "mountaintop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list