monkeys

/ˈmʌŋ.kiz/

//ˈmʌŋ.kiz// noun

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The verdict

“monkeys” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,064
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de monkey.

Corpus desk

Index ES-monkeys · monkeys · Spanish

monkeys · rank #46,064 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,064
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH molinero

Nearest frequency peer: molinero (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “monkeys”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “monkeys” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

monkeys vs Montes
57% similar
monkeys vs money
71% similar
monkeys vs monjes
71% similar

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

Key facts for monkeys
PropertyValue
Headwordmonkeys
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmʌŋ.kiz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,064
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “monkeys”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).monkeyscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “molinero” (#46,063), “Miyagi” (#46,062), “moribundos” (#46,067). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “monkeys” va en #46,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around monkeys (IPA /ˈmʌŋ.kiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,064 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de monkey.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for monkeys, with forms such as "mmonkeys", "mnokeys", and "mokneys". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Montes", "money", "monjes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is monkeys, spelled M-O-N-K-E-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de monkey.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonkeys
  • mnokeys
  • mokneys
  • monekys
  • monkesy
  • monkeyss
  • monkeyys
  • monkkeys
  • monkyes
  • monnkeys
  • omnkeys

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmonkeys1mnokeys2mokneys2monekys2monkesy2monkeyss1monkeyys1monkkeys1
Edit distance from "monkeys"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monkeys"?
"monkeys" is spelled M-O-N-K-E-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmʌŋ.kiz/.
What does "monkeys" mean?
As a noun, "monkeys" means: Forma del plural de monkey.
What words are commonly confused with "monkeys"?
"monkeys" is commonly confused with "Montes", "money", "monjes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monkeys"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monkeys" is /ˈmʌŋ.kiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monkeys" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moscada#46,069Melinda#46,056medusas#46,054maracas#46,048

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

molinero11 variantsnevados11 variantsnovillos11 variantslabrado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list