Montois

\mɔ̃.twa\

/\mɔ̃.twa\/ noun

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The verdict

“Montois” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #42,470 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#42,470
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Habitant de Mons, ville belge situé au Hainaut.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Montois vs monts
57% similar
Montois vs motos
57% similar
Montois vs motors
57% similar

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

Key facts for Montois
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontois
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃.twa\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,470
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Montois” 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). Montois lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Montois is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔ̃.twa\. Corpus data places it at rank #42,470 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 23 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montois, with forms such as "mmontois", "mnotois", and "monntois". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "monts", "motos", "motors", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 Montois, spelled M-O-N-T-O-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitant de Mons, ville belge situé au Hainaut.
  2. 2
    Habitant de Mont-Saint-André, village belge de la commune de Gérompont située en Brabant wallon.
  3. 3
    Habitant de La Trinité-du-Mont, commune française située dans le département de la Seine-Maritime.
  4. 4
    Habitant du Mont-Saint-Michel, commune française située dans le département de la Manche.
  5. 5
    Habitant de Mons, commune française située dans le département de la Charente.
  6. 6
    Habitant de Mons-en-Laonnois, commune française située dans le département de l’Aisne.
  7. 7
    Habitant de Mont-Bonvillers, commune française située dans le département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle.
  8. 8
    Habitant de Mont-Saint-Léger, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Saône.
  9. 9
    Habitant de Mont-de-Marsan, commune française située dans le département des Landes.
  10. 10
    Habitant de Mont-devant-Sassey, commune française située dans le département de la Meuse.
  11. 11
    Habitant de Mont-sur-Courville, commune française située dans le département de la Marne.
  12. 12
    Habitant de Mont-sur-Meurthe, commune française située dans le département de la Meurthe-et-Moselle.
  13. 13
    Habitant de Montaut, commune française située dans le département de la Haute-Garonne.
  14. 14
    Habitant de Montaut, commune française située dans le département du Gers.
  15. 15
    Habitant de Montfaucon-Montigné, commune française située dans le département du Maine-et-Loire.
  16. 16
    Habitant de Monts, commune française située dans le département de l’Indre-et-Loire.
  17. 17
    Habitant de Monts-en-Ternois, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.
  18. 18
    Habitant de Monts-sur-Guesnes, commune française située dans le département de la Vienne.
  19. 19
    Habitant de Notre-Dame-de-Monts, commune française située dans le département de la Vendée.
  20. 20
    Habitant de Saint-Jean-de-Monts, commune française située dans le département de la Vendée.
  21. 21
    Habitant de Saint-Michel-de-Montjoie, commune française située dans le département de la Manche.
  22. 22
    Habitant de Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, commune française située dans le département de la Manche.
  23. 23
    Habitant de Mont-Sainte-Gertrude, commune néerlandaise située dans le Brabant-Septentrional.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmontois,mnotois,monntois,monotis,montios,montoiss,montosi,monttois,motnois,omntois

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Montois - 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.

mmontois1mnotois2monntois1monotis2montios2montoiss1montosi2monttois1
Edit distance from "Montois"

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 "Montois"?
"Montois" is spelled M-O-N-T-O-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.twa\.
What does "Montois" mean?
As a noun, "Montois" means: Habitant de Mons, ville belge situé au Hainaut.
What words are commonly confused with "Montois"?
"Montois" is commonly confused with "monts", "motos", "motors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Montois"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montois" is \mɔ̃.twa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montois" come from?
"Montois" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Montois”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɔ̃.twa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “monts” - see the side-by-side comparison. Montois vs monts
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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