monsieur
[mɔ̃.sjœʁ]
The verdict
“monsieur” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,362. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,362
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Señor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-monsieur · monsieur · Spanish
monsieur · rank #25,362 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,362
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH Moctezuma
Nearest frequency peer: Moctezuma (-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 “monsieur”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- Millares
Millares
74,644 corpus weight
- Minerva
Minerva
74,643 corpus weight
- miremos
miremos
74,641 corpus weight
- Moctezuma
Moctezuma
74,640 corpus weight
- monsieur
monsieur
74,639 corpus weight
- montañosa
montañosa
74,638 corpus weight
What this shows “monsieur” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monsieur |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mɔ̃.sjœʁ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,362 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “monsieur”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around monsieur (IPA [mɔ̃.sjœʁ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,362 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for monsieur, with forms such as "mmonsieur", "mnosieur", and "moncieur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is monsieur, spelled M-O-N-S-I-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Señor.
- 2En particular, caballero, gentilhombre.
- 3En particular, monseñor (hermano mayor del rey de Francia).
- 4Amo, dueño, señor de la casa.
- 5Irónicamente, fulano, tipo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmonsieur
- mnosieur
- moncieur
- moniseur
- monnsieur
- monseiur
- monsieru
- monsieurr
- monsiuer
- monssieur
- mosnieur
- omnsieur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monsieur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monsieur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).