surmontent

\syʁ.mɔ̃t\

/\syʁ.mɔ̃t\/ verb

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The verdict

“surmontent” is uncommon French (frequency #73,581 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,581
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surmonter.

Key facts for surmontent
PropertyValue
Headwordsurmontent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\syʁ.mɔ̃t\
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “surmontent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). surmontent lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

surmontent is uncommon French at frequency #73,581 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \syʁ.mɔ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for surmontent 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is surmontent, spelled S-U-R-M-O-N-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surmonter.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de surmonter.

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 "surmontent"?
"surmontent" is spelled S-U-R-M-O-N-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.mɔ̃t\.
What does "surmontent" mean?
As a verb, "surmontent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de surmonter.
How do you pronounce "surmontent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surmontent" is \syʁ.mɔ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surmontent" come from?
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Using “surmontent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-R-M-O-N-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syʁ.mɔ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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