monter aux cieux
\mɔ̃.te o sjø\
The verdict
“monter aux cieux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mourir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-monter-aux-cieux · monter aux cieux · French
monter aux cieux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | monter aux cieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \mɔ̃.te o sjø\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « monter aux cieux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
monter aux cieux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \mɔ̃.te o sjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for monter aux cieux in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is monter aux cieux, spelled M-O-N-T-E-R- -A-U-X- -C-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Mourir.
- 2Atteindre le septième ciel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how monter aux cieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quand ses maîtresses se servaient d’un lit pour monter aux cieux où elles allaient se perdre au sein d’une extase enivrante, don Juan les y suivait, grave, expansif, sincère autant que sait l’être un étudiant allemand.
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.