Monster

\ˈmɔnstɐ\

/\ˈmɔnstɐ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Monster” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,537. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,537
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monstre, créature mythique effrayante et laide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monster · Monster · French

Monster · rank #18,537 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,537
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mondialement

Nearest frequency peer: mondialement (-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 « Monster »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Monster » 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).

Monster vs monte
57% similar
Monster vs moser
57% similar
Monster vs monter
71% similar

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

Key facts for Monster
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonster
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmɔnstɐ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,537
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Monster »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Monsterse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mondialement » (#18,536), « Most » (#18,538), « modestie » (#18,535). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Monster » est au #18,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Monster (IPA \ˈmɔnstɐ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,537 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Monster, with forms such as "mmonster", "mnoster", and "monnster". 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, "monte", "moser", "monter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Monster, spelled M-O-N-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monstre, créature mythique effrayante et laide.
  2. 2
    Tout être effrayant, soit personne, soit animal.
  3. 3
    Tout objet ou circonstance effrayante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Monster attakierte die Stadt.
  2. Ich will nicht länger hinsehen, aber ich muss, ich kann gar nicht anders, mein Blick ist auf den Fernseher gerichtet, ich kann einfach nicht wegschauen, ich kann nicht, meine Augen stehen weit offen, und ich starre es an, das Monster aus meinen Träumen, (...)

Synonyms

UngeheuerMonstrum

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonster
  • mnoster
  • monnster
  • monsetr
  • monsster
  • monsterr
  • monstter
  • montser
  • mosnter
  • omnster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Monster - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmonster1mnoster2monnster1monsetr2monsster1monsterr1monstter1montser2
Edit distance from "Monster"

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 "Monster"?
"Monster" is spelled M-O-N-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɔnstɐ\.
What does "Monster" mean?
As a noun, "Monster" means: Monstre, créature mythique effrayante et laide.
What words are commonly confused with "Monster"?
"Monster" is commonly confused with "monte", "moser", "monter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Monster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monster" is \ˈmɔnstɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monster" come from?
"Monster" 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 "Monster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

maudits#18,530mairies#18,527Lagarde#18,519jésuite#18,516

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

laisserai10 variantsknight10 variantspotager10 variantsrépétée10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list