monstruo

/[ˈmõnst̪ɾwo]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,328

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

monstruo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Producción contra el orden regular de la naturaleza. Pronounced [ˈmõnst̪ɾwo]. It ranks #6,328 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with mostro and monstruos.

Key facts for monstruo
PropertyValue
Headwordmonstruo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmõnst̪ɾwo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,328
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of monstruo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for monstruo is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmõnst̪ɾwo]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,328 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for monstruo, with forms such as "mmonstruo", "mnostruo", and "monnstruo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "mostro", "monstruos", "monstruoso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is monstruo, spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producción contra el orden regular de la naturaleza.
  2. 2
    Cosa excesivamente grande o extraordinaria en cualquier línea.
  3. 3
    Persona o cosa muy fea.
  4. 4
    Animal muy feo o muy agresivo que despierta temor.
  5. 5
    Persona muy cruel y perversa.
  6. 6
    Por extensión, dicho de un niño, extremadamente travieso y/o desobediente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmonstruo,mnostruo,monnstruo,monsrtuo,monsstruo,monstrou,monstrruo,monsttruo,monsturo,montsruo,mosntruo,omnstruo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for monstruo

Misspelling Variants of "monstruo"

mmonstruo9mnostruo8monnstruo9monsrtuo8monsstruo9monstrou8monstrruo9monsttruo9
Misspelling Variants of "monstruo"

Frequency rank: #6,328 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monstruo"?
"monstruo" is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmõnst̪ɾwo].
What does "monstruo" mean?
As a noun, "monstruo" means: Producción contra el orden regular de la naturaleza.
What words are commonly confused with "monstruo"?
"monstruo" is commonly confused with "mostro", "monstruos", "monstruoso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monstruo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monstruo" is [ˈmõnst̪ɾwo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monstruo" come from?
"monstruo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.