montre à gousset

\mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\

/\mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\/ noun

The verdict

“montre à gousset” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - 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) - Montre de poche qui était généralement rangée dans le gousset du gilet et reliée par une chaîne à une boutonnière.

Key facts for montre à gousset
PropertyValue
Headwordmontre à gousset
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “montre à gousset” sits in French frequency

montre à gousset falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for montre à gousset is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Montre de poche qui était généralement rangée dans le gousset du gilet et reliée par une chaîne à une boutonnière.".

No misspelling variants are generated for montre à gousset in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is montre à gousset, spelled M-O-N-T-R-E- -À- -G-O-U-S-S-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Montre de poche qui était généralement rangée dans le gousset du gilet et reliée par une chaîne à une boutonnière.

Synonyms

montre de poche goussetoignon

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 "montre à gousset"?
"montre à gousset" is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E- -À- -G-O-U-S-S-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\.
What does "montre à gousset" mean?
As a noun, "montre à gousset" means: Montre de poche qui était généralement rangée dans le gousset du gilet et reliée par une chaîne à une boutonnière.
How do you pronounce "montre à gousset"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "montre à gousset" is \mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "montre à gousset" come from?
"montre à gousset" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “montre à gousset”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-N-T-R-E- -À- -G-O-U-S-S-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɔ̃.tʁ‿a ɡu.sɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list