montanha

/mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/

//mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ// noun

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The verdict

“montanha” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,894
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grande elevação de terra

Corpus desk

Index PT-montanha · montanha · Portuguese

montanha · rank #2,894 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,894
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH Manuel

Nearest frequency peer: Manuel (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “montanha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “montanha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

montanha vs montante
75% similar
montanha vs mortalha
75% similar

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

Key facts for montanha
PropertyValue
Headwordmontanha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,894
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “montanha”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.montanhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Manuel” (#2,893), “novidade” (#2,895), “orçamento” (#2,896). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “montanha” fica em #2,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around montanha (IPA /mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,894 among 1,087 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for montanha, with forms such as "mmontanha", "mnotanha", and "monatnha". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "montante", "mortalha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is montanha, spelled M-O-N-T-A-N-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grande elevação de terra
  2. 2
    uma grande quantidade de coisas que se assemelha figuradamente a uma montanha¹
  3. 3
    qualquer grande quantidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Os curdos iranianos também estão abrigados no norte do Iraque, na montanha de Qandil, e de lá disparam artilharia contra o Irã.
  2. Sentado sobre uma montanha de produtos pirateados - que, segundo a Polícia Federal, seriam suficientes para encher cem caminhões -, Kassab comandou o fim da operação diante das câmeras de televisão.

Synonyms

montemontepilhamonte

This word in other languages

mountain(English)montaña(Español)montagne(Français)Berg(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmontanha
  • mnotanha
  • monatnha
  • monntanha
  • montahna
  • montanah
  • montanhha
  • montannha
  • montnaha
  • monttanha
  • motnanha
  • omntanha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmontanha1mnotanha2monatnha2monntanha1montahna2montanah2montanhha1montannha1
Edit distance from "montanha"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "montanha"?
"montanha" is spelled M-O-N-T-A-N-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/.
What does "montanha" mean?
As a noun, "montanha" means: grande elevação de terra
What words are commonly confused with "montanha"?
"montanha" is commonly confused with "montante", "mortalha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "montanha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montanha" is /mõ.ˈtɐ.ɲɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "montanha" come from?
"montanha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

novidade#2,895vencedor#2,856entidade#2,943vantagem#2,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

orçamento12 variantsexercício12 variantsorientação12 variantsVenezuela12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list