Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monterrey

/ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ter-rey
IPA: /ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Monterrey, from Galician Monterrei, from monte (“mountain”) + rei (“king”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Monterrey, Monterrei

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/
British English: /ˌmɒntəˈɹeɪ/

Inflected Forms

Monterey (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce monterrey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɑntəˈɹeɪ/.
What does monterrey mean?: A city, the capital of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.
Where does monterrey come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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