montagnes russes
\mɔ̃.taɲ ʁys\
The verdict
“montagnes russes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attraction de fête foraine ou de parc d'attractions consistant à lancer un train de petites voitures sur une série de montées et de descentes brutales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | montagnes russes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ̃.taɲ ʁys\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “montagnes russes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
montagnes russes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ̃.taɲ ʁys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
montagnes russes has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is montagnes russes, spelled M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S- -R-U-S-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1Attraction de fête foraine ou de parc d'attractions consistant à lancer un train de petites voitures sur une série de montées et de descentes brutales.
- 2Ce qui varie rapidement entre deux extrêmes.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “montagnes russes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-S- -R-U-S-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \mɔ̃.taɲ ʁys\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.