monter aux cieux
\mɔ̃.te o sjø\
The verdict
“monter aux cieux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mourir.
| 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) |
Where “monter aux cieux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for monter aux cieux is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔ̃.te o sjø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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 “monter aux cieux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-E-R- -A-U-X- -C-I-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.