Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montpellier

/mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: mont-pel-li-er
IPA: /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France.

name

A town and municipality of Papineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Montpellier.

Inflected Forms

Montpelier (alternative)

Phrases

Montpellier maple

Questions

How do you pronounce montpellier?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɒnˈpɛlieɪ/.
What does montpellier mean?: A large city, the prefecture of Hérault department, Occitania, France.
Where does montpellier come from?: Borrowed from French Montpellier.

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