Montherlant

name

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The verdict

“Montherlant” is uncommon French (frequency #58,103 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,103
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de l’Oise intégrée dans la commune de Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers.

Key facts for Montherlant
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontherlant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,103
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Montherlant” 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). Montherlant lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Montherlant is uncommon French at frequency #58,103 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Montherlant has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Montherlant, spelled M-O-N-T-H-E-R-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de l’Oise intégrée dans la commune de Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers.
  2. 2
    Henry de Montherlant (1895-1972) dit "Montherlant" (de son nom complet Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant), romancier, essayiste, dramaturge et académicien français. Le château du village a appartenu à ses ancêtres.

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 "Montherlant"?
"Montherlant" is spelled M-O-N-T-H-E-R-L-A-N-T.
What does "Montherlant" mean?
As a proper noun, "Montherlant" means: Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département de l’Oise intégrée dans la commune de Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers.
What language does "Montherlant" come from?
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Using “Montherlant”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-H-E-R-L-A-N-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