chaîne de montagnes

\ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\

/\ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\/ noun

The verdict

“chaîne de montagnes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Relief rassemblant plusieurs montagnes, sommets, pics, monts et autres aiguilles, né soit de la collision de deux plaques continentales, soit de la subduction d’une plaque océanique sous une plaque...

Key facts for chaîne de montagnes
PropertyValue
Headwordchaîne de montagnes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chaîne de montagnes” sits in French frequency

chaîne de montagnes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chaîne de montagnes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relief rassemblant plusieurs montagnes, sommets, pics, monts et autres aiguilles, né soit de la collision de deux plaques continentales, soit de la subduction d’une plaque océanique sous une plaque...".

chaîne de montagnes has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is chaîne de montagnes, spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -D-E- -M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relief rassemblant plusieurs montagnes, sommets, pics, monts et autres aiguilles, né soit de la collision de deux plaques continentales, soit de la subduction d’une plaque océanique sous une plaque océanique ou continentale.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chaîne de montagnes"?
"chaîne de montagnes" is spelled C-H-A-Î-N-E- -D-E- -M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\.
What does "chaîne de montagnes" mean?
As a noun, "chaîne de montagnes" means: Relief rassemblant plusieurs montagnes, sommets, pics, monts et autres aiguilles, né soit de la collision de deux plaques continentales, soit de la subduction d’une plaque océanique sous une plaque...
How do you pronounce "chaîne de montagnes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chaîne de montagnes" is \ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chaîne de montagnes" come from?
"chaîne de montagnes" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “chaîne de montagnes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-Î-N-E- -D-E- -M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃɛn də mɔ̃.taɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list