tramontane
/trəˈmɒn.teɪn/adjective, noun
tramontane is spelled T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tramontane means “Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tramontane?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-M-O-N-T-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tramontane?
Tramontane appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 tramontane?
- /trəˈmɒn.teɪn/
- /ˈtræm.ənˌteɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tramontane
- more tramontane comparative
- most tramontane superlative
- tramontanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tramontane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
- 2
archaicForeign.
noun
- 1
archaicOne living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.
- 2
Alternative form of tramontana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tramontane come from?
From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).