monte
/ˈmɒnti/noun
monte is spelled M-O-N-T-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monte means “A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monte is montes.
How many letters and syllables are in monte?
| Letters | 5: M-O-N-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monte?
Monte appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce monte?
- /ˈmɒnti/
Monte has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monte.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monte
- montes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
- 2
Latin-AmericaA wood or forest; timberland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monte come from?
Borrowed from Spanish monte (“mountain”): in the sense of the card game, referring to the stack of unplayed cards. Doublet of mount.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).