monteux
\mɔ̃.tø\
The verdict
“monteux” is uncommon French (frequency #82,248 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,248
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est fait d’un ensemble de monts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-monteux · monteux · French
monteux · rank #82,248 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,248
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH Montagny
Nearest frequency peer: Montagny (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « monteux »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- monnayeur
monnayeur
17,756 corpus weight
- monstruosit…
monstruosités
17,755 corpus weight
- Montagny
Montagny
17,754 corpus weight
- monteux
monteux
17,753 corpus weight
- Monténégrin
Monténégrin
17,752 corpus weight
- morgon
morgon
17,751 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « monteux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monteux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɔ̃.tø\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « monteux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
monteux is uncommon French at frequency #82,248 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ̃.tø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est fait d’un ensemble de monts.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for monteux in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is monteux, spelled M-O-N-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est fait d’un ensemble de monts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monteux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le cerf dans les pays monteux, secs et chauds, tels que la Corse et la Sardaigne, a perdu la moitié de sa taille, et a pris un pelage brun avec un bois noirâtre […]
Les Galls se trouvaient trop pressés dans la région monteuse où ils avaient été repoussés ; aussi envoyèrent-ils au-dehors deux armées, ou deux colonnes militaires.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "monteux"?
What does "monteux" mean?
How do you pronounce "monteux"?
What language does "monteux" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monteux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).