montueux
\mɔ̃.tɥø\
The verdict
“montueux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui comporte des montagnes, des collines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-montueux · montueux · French
montueux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | montueux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɔ̃.tɥø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « montueux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
montueux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ̃.tɥø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
montueux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is montueux, spelled M-O-N-T-U-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui comporte des montagnes, des collines.
- 2Qui a la forme de montagnes, de collines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how montueux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La région était montueuse, avec des bois de sapins et des plateaux dénudés. Des fermes nombreuses parsemaient les pentes ; les collines étaient profondément tranchées par des gorges.
J’avais emporté quelques provisions pour déjeuner, et je m’assis auprès d’une de ces sources minces, fréquentes dans les pays montueux, fil grêle et rond d’eau claire et glacée qui sort du roc et coule au bout d’une feuille disposée par un passant pour amener le courant menu jusqu’à sa bouche.
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.