Which to use
“montan” and “montas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,141
- “montan” frequency rank
- #47,265
- “montas” frequency rank
- 70406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | montan | montas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de montar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de montar. |
Where the eye mixes montan and montas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. montan and montas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: montan vs montas
A purely visual mix-up. montan ([ˈmõn̪t̪ãn]) and montas ([ˈmõn̪t̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “montan” becomes s in “montas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
montan is recorded at frequency rank #23,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmõn̪t̪ãn]. montas is at rank #47,265, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmõn̪t̪as].
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 70406, this pair ranks #29,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of montan vs montas
Shared letters: amnot. Private to "montan": -. Private to "montas": s.
"montan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "montas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "montan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "montas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "montan" and "montas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "montas 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 #29,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.