passe-montagne
\pas.mɔ̃.taɲ\
The verdict
“passe-montagne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de cagoule de tricot enveloppant complètement la tête et laissant le visage à découvert.
Corpus desk
Index FR-passe-montagne · passe-montagne · French
passe-montagne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | passe-montagne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pas.mɔ̃.taɲ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
passe-montagne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pas.mɔ̃.taɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de cagoule de tricot enveloppant complètement la tête et laissant le visage à découvert.".
passe-montagne doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is passe-montagne, spelled P-A-S-S-E---M-O-N-T-A-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de cagoule de tricot enveloppant complètement la tête et laissant le visage à découvert.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how passe-montagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous partions quand sonnait le demie de sept heures, emmitouflés dans nos passe-montagnes, le capuchon de notre pèlerine rabattu sur le nez.
Ma mère essayait, sur la tête de Paul, un passe-montagne tricoté.
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.