Montesquieu

\mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\

/\mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\/ name

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The verdict

“Montesquieu” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,742
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Hérault.

Corpus desk

Index FR-montesquieu · Montesquieu · French

Montesquieu · rank #25,742 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,742
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH montagneux

Nearest frequency peer: montagneux (-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 « Montesquieu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Montesquieu » 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
Key facts for Montesquieu
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontesquieu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,742
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Montesquieu »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Montesquieuse 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 « montagneux » (#25,741), « Moncton » (#25,740), « Morlaix » (#25,744). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « Montesquieu » est au #25,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Montesquieu (IPA \mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,742 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montesquieu, with forms such as "mmontesquieu", "mnotesquieu", and "monetsquieu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Montesquieu, spelled M-O-N-T-E-S-Q-U-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Hérault.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département du Lot-et-Garonne.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département du Tarn-et-Garonne.
  4. 4
    Ancien nom de la commune française Montesquieu-des-Albères.
  5. 5
    Ancien nom de la commune de M’daourouch dans la wilaya de Souk Arhas en Algérie.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontesquieu
  • mnotesquieu
  • monetsquieu
  • monntesquieu
  • monteqsuieu
  • montesqiueu
  • montesqquieu
  • montesqueiu
  • montesquiue
  • montessquieu
  • montesuqieu
  • montsequieu
  • monttesquieu
  • motnesquieu
  • omntesquieu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Montesquieu - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmontesquieu1mnotesquieu2monetsquieu2monntesquieu1monteqsuieu2montesqiueu2montesqquieu1montesqueiu2
Edit distance from "Montesquieu"

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 "Montesquieu"?
"Montesquieu" is spelled M-O-N-T-E-S-Q-U-I-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\.
What does "Montesquieu" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montesquieu" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Hérault.
What are common misspellings of "Montesquieu"?
Common misspellings include "mmontesquieu", "mnotesquieu", "monetsquieu", "monntesquieu", "monteqsuieu". The correct spelling is "Montesquieu".
How do you pronounce "Montesquieu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montesquieu" is \mɔ̃.tɛs.kjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montesquieu" come from?
"Montesquieu" 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 "Montesquieu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

miraculeuse#25,735manquements#25,727paranoïaque#25,761possesseurs#25,771

Similar misspelling depth

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

montagneux15 variantsmédiévales15 variantspoursuivies15 variantsprimitives15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list