monten
[ˈmõn̪t̪ẽn]
The verdict
“monten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,403 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,403
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de montar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monten |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmõn̪t̪ẽn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,403 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monten” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,403 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmõn̪t̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is monten, spelled M-O-N-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de montar.
- 2Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de montar.
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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Using “monten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmõn̪t̪ẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.