Montbrun

\mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\

/\mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Montbrun” is uncommon French (frequency #70,037 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,037
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 Lot.

Corpus desk

Index FR-montbrun · Montbrun · French

Montbrun · rank #70,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,037
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montagu

Nearest frequency peer: Montagu (-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 « Montbrun »

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 « Montbrun » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Montbrun
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontbrun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Montbrun » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Montbruntombe 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: « Montagu » (#70,036), « molosse » (#70,035), « mordait » (#70,039). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Montbrun » est au #70,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montbrun is uncommon French at frequency #70,037 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Montbrun has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Montbrun, spelled M-O-N-T-B-R-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département du Lot.
  2. 2
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de la Lozère intégrée à la commune de Gorges-du-Tarn-Causses en janvier 2017.

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 "Montbrun"?
"Montbrun" is spelled M-O-N-T-B-R-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\.
What does "Montbrun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montbrun" means: Commune française, située dans le département du Lot.
How do you pronounce "Montbrun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montbrun" is \mɔ̃.bʁœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montbrun" come from?
"Montbrun" 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 "Montbrun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

méprisez#70,049méritera#70,050mesurons#70,020Normandy#70,064

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list