Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mont-blanc

/ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
mon-t-blanc
IPA
/ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Borrowed from French Mont-Blanc (literally “white mountain”), from mont (“mount”) + blanc (“white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/
  • British English: /ˌmɒ̃ ˈblɒ̃(k)/

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce mont-blanc?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɔn ˈblɑnk/.
What does mont-blanc mean?
A municipality of Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Laurentides, Quebec, Canada
Where does mont-blanc come from?
It is traced to French.

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