monstrueux

\mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\

/\mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\/ adj

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The verdict

“monstrueux” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,818
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a une conformation contre nature, anormale.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monstrueux · monstrueux · French

monstrueux · rank #12,818 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,818
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH modérés

Nearest frequency peer: modérés (-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 « monstrueux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « monstrueux » 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).

monstrueux vs Montreux
70% similar
monstrueux vs monstrueuse
82% similar

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

Key facts for monstrueux
PropertyValue
Headwordmonstrueux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,818
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « monstrueux »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).monstrueuxse 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 « modérés » (#12,817), « motivée » (#12,819), « minimiser » (#12,816). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « monstrueux » est au #12,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around monstrueux (IPA \mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,818 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for monstrueux, with forms such as "mmonstrueux", "mnostrueux", and "monnstrueux". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Montreux", "monstrueuse", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monstrueux, spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a une conformation contre nature, anormale.
  2. 2
    Caratéristique du monstre, excessivement laid.
  3. 3
    Qui est de la nature du monstre en tant que créature fabuleuse, mythique, légendaire.
  4. 4
    Qui est contraire aux lois de la nature, à la bienséance, à la morale.
  5. 5
    Qui est extrêmement mal, cruel, pervers.
  6. 6
    Qui va à l’encontre de la raison.
  7. 7
    Qui est prodigieux, excessif dans son genre, ses caractéristiques, d’une extrême intensité.
  8. 8
    Se dit d'un animal dont une partie du corps provient d'un autre animal permettant de créer des chimères qui n’ont pas de nom donné par la tradition contrairement aux sirènes, griffons, sphynx, centaures, minotaures, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un enfant monstrueux.
  2. Un animal monstrueux.

Synonyms

abominableaffreuxanormalapocalyptiqueatrocedifformeeffrayanteffroyableépouvantableincongruinhumainodieuxrépugnantterrible

Antonyms

beaucharmantnaturelnormalagréableadorablerassurant

This word in other languages

monstrous(English)monstruoso(Español)ungeheuer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonstrueux
  • mnostrueux
  • monnstrueux
  • monsrtueux
  • monsstrueux
  • monstreuux
  • monstrrueux
  • monstrueuxx
  • monstruexu
  • monstruuex
  • monsttrueux
  • monstureux
  • montsrueux
  • mosntrueux
  • omnstrueux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmonstrueux1mnostrueux2monnstrueux1monsrtueux2monsstrueux1monstreuux2monstrrueux1monstrueuxx1
Edit distance from "monstrueux"

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 "monstrueux"?
"monstrueux" is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-U-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\.
What does "monstrueux" mean?
As an adjective, "monstrueux" means: Qui a une conformation contre nature, anormale.
What words are commonly confused with "monstrueux"?
"monstrueux" is commonly confused with "Montreux", "monstrueuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monstrueux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monstrueux" is \mɔ̃s.tʁy.ø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monstrueux" come from?
"monstrueux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

migrations#12,814mentionnée#12,812mammifères#12,808incitation#12,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

produisant15 variantsprovoquent15 variantsprécédant15 variantsfonctionnel15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list