mountain

/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/

//ˈmaʊn.tɪn// noun

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The verdict

“mountain” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,613. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,613
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Montaña, monte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mountain · mountain · Spanish

mountain · rank #18,613 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,613
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH motocicletas

Nearest frequency peer: motocicletas (-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 “mountain”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mountain” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mountain vs montan
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mountain
PropertyValue
Headwordmountain
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmaʊn.tɪn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,613
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mountain”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.mountaincae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “motocicletas” (#18,612), “mejorada” (#18,609), “noruego” (#18,617). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mountain” va en #18,613. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around mountain (IPA /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,613 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Montaña, monte.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mountain, with forms such as "mmountain", "monutain", and "mounatin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "montan", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mountain, spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Montaña, monte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmountain
  • monutain
  • mounatin
  • mounntain
  • mountainn
  • mountani
  • mountian
  • mounttain
  • moutnain
  • muontain
  • omuntain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mountain - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

mmountain1monutain2mounatin2mounntain1mountainn1mountani2mountian2mounttain1
Edit distance from "mountain"

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 "mountain"?
"mountain" is spelled M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/.
What does "mountain" mean?
As a noun, "mountain" means: Montaña, monte.
What words are commonly confused with "mountain"?
"mountain" is commonly confused with "montan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mountain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mountain" is /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mountain" come from?
"mountain" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mejorada#18,609palmeras#18,627lentitud#18,597parcelas#18,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pasemos11 variantsjustice11 variantsjugaban11 variantspreocupo11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list