montagnette
\mɔ̃.ta.ɲɛt\
The verdict
“montagnette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite montagne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-montagnette · montagnette · French
montagnette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | montagnette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ̃.ta.ɲɛt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “montagnette” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
montagnette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ̃.ta.ɲɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for montagnette, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is montagnette, spelled M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Petite montagne.
- 2Espèce d’habitation temporaire de montagne, mieux aménagée qu’un chalet et comportant des aménagements pour le bétail.
- 3Petit tas.
- 4Résidence secondaire en haute montagne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how montagnette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La montagne et le village peuvent se dédoubler. À la partie inférieure de la zone pastorale, parfois même au-dessous de cette zone, existe alors la montagnette. Toujours occupée par les animaux au printemps et à l’automne, la montagnette est essentiellement un habitat pastoral, mais parfois elle possède des cultures, de sorte qu’elle doit être définie tan…
Le bas de l’étage pastoral, parfois même la bande située au-dessous, tôt débarrassés de neige, reçoivent le bétail au printemps et à l’automne : la montagnette des Alpes françaises, le mayen du Valais, le Vorsass ou Voralm de la Suisse allemande, le Maïensass allemand, la casolare italienne du Tyrol, la casina du Val camonica, le stavolo des Alpes carniqu…
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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