montera
[mõn̪ˈt̪eɾa]
The verdict
“montera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,456 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,456
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prenda para abrigo de la cabeza que regularmente se hace de paño. Se forma de varias hechuras, según el uso de cada provincia.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | montera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mõn̪ˈt̪eɾa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,456 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “montera” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
montera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,456 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mõn̪ˈt̪eɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
montera doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is montera, spelled M-O-N-T-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Prenda para abrigo de la cabeza que regularmente se hace de paño. Se forma de varias hechuras, según el uso de cada provincia.
- 2Sombrero de los toreros.
- 3Cubierta convexa que tapa la caldera de un alambique y reúne los vapores de la destilación para que entren en el serpentín.
- 4Antigua vela triangular o cuadra que algunos veleros largaban por encima de los sobrejuanetes.
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 “montera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-N-T-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mõn̪ˈt̪eɾa] (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.