Montferrat

name

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The verdict

“Montferrat” is uncommon French (frequency #59,461 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,461
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Isère.

Key facts for Montferrat
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontferrat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Montferrat” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Montferrat lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Montferrat is uncommon French at frequency #59,461 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Montferrat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Montferrat, spelled M-O-N-T-F-E-R-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Isère.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département du Var.
  3. 3
    Région historique du Piémont.

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 "Montferrat"?
"Montferrat" is spelled M-O-N-T-F-E-R-R-A-T.
What does "Montferrat" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montferrat" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Isère.
What language does "Montferrat" come from?
"Montferrat" 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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Using “Montferrat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-F-E-R-R-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list