lion des montagnes
\ljɔ̃ de.mɔ̃.taɲ\
The verdict
“lion des 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
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puma.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lion-des-montagnes · lion des montagnes · French
lion des montagnes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lion des montagnes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ljɔ̃ de.mɔ̃.taɲ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lion des montagnes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lion des montagnes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ljɔ̃ de.mɔ̃.taɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Puma.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lion des montagnes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is lion des montagnes, spelled L-I-O-N- -D-E-S- -M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S.
Definition
- 1Puma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lion des montagnes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Mortel ! Ha ha ! Tu t’es battu comme un vrai lion des montagnes, durant toutes ces batailles. Tu as échappé dix fois à la mort, et tu mourrais simplement pour avoir caressé mon corps ? Et puis, je t’ai sauvé la vie, une fois, tu me dois donc une vie. Il serait donc juste que tu meures pour moi…
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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.