Montréalaise

\mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\

/\mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\/ noun

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The verdict

“Montréalaise” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,258
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Habitante de Montréal, ville du Québec.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Montréalaise vs Montréalais
92% similar

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

Key facts for Montréalaise
PropertyValue
HeadwordMontréalaise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,258
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Montréalaise” 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). Montréalaise 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.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Montréalaise (IPA \mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,258 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Montréalaise, with forms such as "mmontréalaise", "mnotréalaise", and "monntréalaise". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Montréalais", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Montréalaise, spelled M-O-N-T-R-É-A-L-A-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Habitante de Montréal, ville du Québec.
  2. 2
    Habitante de Montréal, commune française située dans le département de l’Ardèche.
  3. 3
    Habitante de Montréal, commune française située dans le département de l’Aude.
  4. 4
    Habitante de Montréal, commune française située dans le département du Gers.
  5. 5
    Habitante de Montréal, commune française située dans le département de l’Yonne.
  6. 6
    Habitante de Montréal-la-Cluse, commune française située dans le département de l’Ain.
  7. 7
    Habitante de Montréal-les-Sources, commune française située dans le département de la Drôme.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmontréalaise,mnotréalaise,monntréalaise,monrtéalaise,montraélaise,montrealaise,montrréalaise,montréaalise,montréalaies,montréalaisse,montréalasie,montréaliase,montréallaise,montrélaaise,monttréalaise,montéralaise,motnréalaise,omntréalaise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Montréalaise - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmontréalaise1mnotréalaise2monntréalaise1monrtéalaise2montraélaise2montrealaise1montrréalaise1montréaalise2
Edit distance from "Montréalaise"

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 "Montréalaise"?
"Montréalaise" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-É-A-L-A-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\.
What does "Montréalaise" mean?
As a noun, "Montréalaise" means: Habitante de Montréal, ville du Québec.
What words are commonly confused with "Montréalaise"?
"Montréalaise" is commonly confused with "Montréalais". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Montréalaise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Montréalaise" is \mɔ̃.ʁe.a.lɛz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Montréalaise" come from?
"Montréalaise" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Montréalaise”

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

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

Same frequency band

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