montre

\mɔ̃tʁ\

/\mɔ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“montre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#691
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de montrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-montre · montre · French

montre · rank #691 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #691
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH lequel

Nearest frequency peer: lequel (-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 « montre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « montre » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

montre vs more
67% similar
montre vs morte
67% similar
montre vs monts
67% similar

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

Key facts for montre
PropertyValue
Headwordmontre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃tʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#691
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « montre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).montrese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « lequel » (#690), « national » (#692), « joue » (#689). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « montre » est au #691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around montre (IPA \mɔ̃tʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #691 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for montre, with forms such as "mmontre", "mnotre", and "monntre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "more", "morte", "monts", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is montre, spelled M-O-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de montrer.
  2. 2
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  3. 3
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  4. 4
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  5. 5
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  6. 6
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  7. 7
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  8. 8
    Ce qui est montré, étalage.
  9. 9
    Montre d'orgue : Jeu d'orgue dont les tuyaux sont placés en façade de l'instrument, ils sont généralement en étain poli.
  10. 10
    Petit boîtier muni d’un cadran et contenant un mouvement d’horlogerie, que l’on porte sur soi pour savoir l’heure.
  11. 11
    Boîte vitrée dans laquelle sont présentés des objets précieux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how montre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Faire montre de son esprit.
  2. Je mis mon zèle à faire montre d’un recueillement exemplaire mais je ne sentis rien.

Synonyms

monstration

This word in other languages

show(English)reloj(Español)Armbanduhr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontre
  • mnotre
  • monntre
  • monrte
  • montrre
  • monttre
  • motnre
  • omntre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmontre1mnotre2monntre1monrte2montrre1monttre1motnre2omntre2
Edit distance from "montre"

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 "montre"?
"montre" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃tʁ\.
What does "montre" mean?
As a noun, "montre" means: Action de montrer.
What words are commonly confused with "montre"?
"montre" is commonly confused with "more", "morte", "monts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "montre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montre" is \mɔ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "montre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "montre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lequel#690penser#694réseau#699chacun#681

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

valeur8 variantsmessage8 variantssource8 variantsnature8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list