monastrell
The verdict
“monastrell” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cépage d'origine espagnole donnant un raisin noir à la peau épaisse recouverte de beaucoup de pruine. En 2008 on en cultivait un peu moins de 10000 hectares en France, où il est connu sous le nom d...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monastrell |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monastrell” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monastrell is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cépage d'origine espagnole donnant un raisin noir à la peau épaisse recouverte de beaucoup de pruine. En 2008 on en cultivait un peu moins de 10000 hectares en France, où il est connu sous le nom d...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monastrell, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is monastrell, spelled M-O-N-A-S-T-R-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1Cépage d'origine espagnole donnant un raisin noir à la peau épaisse recouverte de beaucoup de pruine. En 2008 on en cultivait un peu moins de 10000 hectares en France, où il est connu sous le nom de mourvèdre^((appellation officielle en France)) et plus de 60000 en Espagne.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “monastrell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-A-S-T-R-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.