Moncey

\mɔ̃.se\

/\mɔ̃.se\/ name

The verdict

“Moncey” is uncommon French (frequency #84,073 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,073
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-moncey · Moncey · French

Moncey · rank #84,073 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,073
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH monarchiques

Nearest frequency peer: monarchiques (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Moncey »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Moncey » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Moncey
PropertyValue
HeadwordMoncey
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔ̃.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,073
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Moncey » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Monceytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « monarchiques » (#84,072), « Moirans » (#84,071), « Montcuq » (#84,075). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Moncey » est au #84,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Moncey is uncommon French at frequency #84,073 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Moncey in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Moncey, spelled M-O-N-C-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
  2. 2
    Quartier de Lyon au sud-ouest de la gare de la Part-Dieu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entre les berges du Rhône, le quartier Moncey, la Part-Dieu et le cours Lafayette, le quartier de la Préfecture offre un emplacement de premier choix au cœur du 3ème arrondissement.
  2. Une vive émotion s’est emparée du quartier Moncey (Lyon 3e) depuis quelques semaines. En effet, le Grand Lyon a annoncé le 21 mai la démolition de trois immeubles situés au 11 rue Paul Bert, 10 et 12 rue Moncey, qui font partie intégrante du patrimoine du quartier.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Moncey"?
"Moncey" is spelled M-O-N-C-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.se\.
What does "Moncey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Moncey" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Doubs.
How do you pronounce "Moncey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Moncey" is \mɔ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list