montaraz

[mõn̪t̪aˈɾas]

/[mõn̪t̪aˈɾas]/ adj

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The verdict

“montaraz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,072 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,072
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que anda o está hecho a andar por los montes o que se ha criado en ellos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-montaraz · montaraz · Spanish

montaraz · rank #85,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,072
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mitigado

Nearest frequency peer: mitigado (-3 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “montaraz”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “montaraz” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for montaraz
PropertyValue
Headwordmontaraz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[mõn̪t̪aˈɾas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “montaraz” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).montarazcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mitigado” (#85,069), “mostrarían” (#85,076), “minaretes” (#85,067). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “montaraz” va en #85,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

montaraz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,072 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mõn̪t̪aˈɾas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for montaraz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is montaraz, spelled M-O-N-T-A-R-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que anda o está hecho a andar por los montes o que se ha criado en ellos.
  2. 2
    Aplícase al genio y propiedades agrestes, groseras y feroces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «[…] Ah, no se trataba tan sólo de un ejemplar difícil de aprehender e imposible de domesticar sino que la larga vecindad de la civilización con aquella especie montaraz había demostrado con holgura la futilidad del intento […]».
  2. «Un gitano corpulento, de barba montaraz y manos de gorrión […], hizo una truculenta demostración pública […]».

This word in other languages

wild(English)sauvage(Français)verwildert(Deutsch)

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 "montaraz"?
"montaraz" is spelled M-O-N-T-A-R-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [mõn̪t̪aˈɾas].
What does "montaraz" mean?
As an adjective, "montaraz" means: Que anda o está hecho a andar por los montes o que se ha criado en ellos.
How do you pronounce "montaraz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montaraz" is [mõn̪t̪aˈɾas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "montaraz" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mitigado#85,069navarras#85,093Mardones#85,043Marambio#85,041

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list