monte-charge

\mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\

/\mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte d’ascenseur destiné au transport de personnes, mais qui sert à faire monter ou descendre des charges dans une usine ou dans une maison.

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Index FR-monte-charge · monte-charge · French

monte-charge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for monte-charge
PropertyValue
Headwordmonte-charge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monte-charge » en français

monte-chargen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

monte-charge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for monte-charge in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monte-charge, spelled M-O-N-T-E---C-H-A-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte d’ascenseur destiné au transport de personnes, mais qui sert à faire monter ou descendre des charges dans une usine ou dans une maison.
  2. 2
    Ascenseur doté d’une cabine de grandes dimensions et équipé pour recevoir non seulement des personnes, mais aussi des charges volumineuses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how monte-charge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. À un appel de sonnette on plaçait les plats et tout ce qui était nécessaire sur un monte-charge qui s'élevait jusqu’à la salle à manger et redescendait aussitôt.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monte-charge"?
"monte-charge" is spelled M-O-N-T-E---C-H-A-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\.
What does "monte-charge" mean?
As a noun, "monte-charge" means: Sorte d’ascenseur destiné au transport de personnes, mais qui sert à faire monter ou descendre des charges dans une usine ou dans une maison.
How do you pronounce "monte-charge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monte-charge" is \mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monte-charge" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list