Mons

\mɔ̃s\

/\mɔ̃s\/ name

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The verdict

“Mons” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,199. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,199
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune et ville wallonne de Belgique, chef-lieu de la province du Hainaut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mons · Mons · French

Mons · rank #9,199 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,199
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mondialisation

Nearest frequency peer: mondialisation (-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 « Mons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Mons » 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).

Mons vs ms
25% similar
Mons vs mot
25% similar
Mons vs mou
25% similar

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

Key facts for Mons
PropertyValue
HeadwordMons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔ̃s\
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,199
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Mons »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Monsse 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 « mondialisation » (#9,198), « Murray » (#9,200), « modernisation » (#9,197). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Mons » est au #9,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Mons (IPA \mɔ̃s\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,199 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mons, with forms such as "mmons", "mnos", and "monns". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ms", "mot", "mou", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Mons, spelled M-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et ville wallonne de Belgique, chef-lieu de la province du Hainaut.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Charente.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Charente-Maritime.
  4. 4
    Commune française, située dans le département du Gard.
  5. 5
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Haute-Garonne.
  6. 6
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Hérault. Appelé informellement "Mons-le-Trivalie"
  7. 7
    Commune française, située dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme.
  8. 8
    Commune française, située dans le département du Var.
  9. 9
    Hameau situé dans la commune française de Laiz, dans le département de l’Ain.
  10. 10
    Hameau situé dans la commune française de Replonges, dans le département de l’Ain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La bibliothèque publique et universitaire de Mons est très riche en livres anciens, et particulièrement en éditions érasmiennes.
  2. Les histoires d’anges de Mons et d’enfants au poing coupé fleurissaient déjà.

This word in other languages

Mons(English)Mons(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmons
  • mnos
  • monns
  • monss
  • mosn
  • omns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmons1mnos2monns1monss1mosn2omns2
Edit distance from "Mons"

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 "Mons"?
"Mons" is spelled M-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃s\.
What does "Mons" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mons" means: Commune et ville wallonne de Belgique, chef-lieu de la province du Hainaut.
What words are commonly confused with "Mons"?
"Mons" is commonly confused with "ms", "mot", "mou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mons" is \mɔ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mons" come from?
"Mons" 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 "Mons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nues#9,205lots#9,192pass#9,211ping#9,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pairs6 variantssierra6 variantsstore6 variantsdoses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list