monasvsmonjasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: monas is a adjective, monjas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“monas” is an adjective and “monjas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,720
“monas” frequency rank
#11,617
“monjas” frequency rank
55337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature monas monjas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mono. Forma del plural de monja.

Where the eye mixes monas and monjas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
monas
6 ch
monjas

Visual trap between monas and monjas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: monas is [ˈmonas] while monjas is [ˈmõŋxas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

monas is recorded at frequency rank #43,720, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmonas]. monjas is at rank #11,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmõŋxas].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55337, this pair ranks #79,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of monas vs monjas

Shared letters: amnos. Private to "monas": -. Private to "monjas": j.

"monas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "monjas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • monasmmonas · mnoas · moans · monass · monnas · monsa · omnas
  • monjasmmonjas · mnojas · mojnas · monajs · monjass · monjjas · monjsa · monnjas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "monas" and "monjas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "monas" is an adjective and "monjas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "monas" or "monjas"?
"monjas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,617 in our Spanish list, against #43,720 for "monas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "monas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "monjas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "monas" and "monjas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monas vs month". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #79,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list