# promontory

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/ · frequency rank #40,851

## Definitions
1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
2. A projecting part of the body.
3. A projecting part of the body.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`pormontory`, `ppromontory`, `prmoontory`, `prommontory`, `promnotory`, `promonntory`, `promonotry`, `promontorry`, `promontoryy`, `promontoyr`, `promontroy`, `promonttory`, `promotnory`, `proomntory`, `prromontory`, `rpomontory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/promontory