Monfils

\mɔ̃.fis\

/\mɔ̃.fis\/ name

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The verdict

“Monfils” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,140. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,140
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monfils · Monfils · French

Monfils · rank #31,140 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,140
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Miriam

Nearest frequency peer: Miriam (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Monfils »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Monfils » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Monfils vs mongols
57% similar

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

Key facts for Monfils
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonfils
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔ̃.fis\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,140
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Monfils »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Monfilsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Miriam » (#31,139), « mongol » (#31,141), « mio » (#31,138). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Monfils » est au #31,140. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Monfils (IPA \mɔ̃.fis\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,140 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Monfils, with forms such as "mmonfils", "mnofils", and "mofnils". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "mongols", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Monfils, spelled M-O-N-F-I-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Monfils a renoncé à poursuivre son match face au Britannique Jack Draper (82e) alors qu’il était mené 6-2, 0-2 et qu’il a semblé être foudroyé par une douleur au pied droit, s’effondrant ensuite au sol.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonfils
  • mnofils
  • mofnils
  • monffils
  • monfills
  • monfilss
  • monfisl
  • monflis
  • monifls
  • monnfils
  • omnfils

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Monfils - 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.

mmonfils1mnofils2mofnils2monffils1monfills1monfilss1monfisl2monflis2
Edit distance from "Monfils"

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 "Monfils"?
"Monfils" is spelled M-O-N-F-I-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.fis\.
What does "Monfils" mean?
As a proper noun, "Monfils" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Monfils"?
"Monfils" is commonly confused with "mongols". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Monfils"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monfils" is \mɔ̃.fis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monfils" come from?
"Monfils" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mangeur#31,131nitrate#31,150Lucille#31,123opaques#31,159

Similar misspelling depth

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

Motorola11 variantsméconnus11 variantsludiques11 variantspartouze11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list