Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mountain range

/ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɹeɪndʒ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: moun-tain range
IPA: /ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɹeɪndʒ/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.

Example Sentences

"For the first 60 miles from Padang Besar, the railway passes through a succession of rice fields, with villages at regular intervals, but then crosses a jungle-clad mountain range to reach the west coast."

Etymology

From mountain + range.

Inflected Forms

mountain ranges (plural)

Phrases

Andean Mountain Range mountain chain

Frequently Paired Words

mountain chain :Category:en:Mountains

Synonyms

Note: Names of mountain ranges often simply use the plural of a name for an individual mountain: alps highlands hills mountains etc. See Thesaurus:mountain. Also in informal usage that part is often omitted entirely and the first part pluralized: the Rocky Mountains can be called the Rockies. mountain chain mountain range range

Questions

How do you pronounce mountain range?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaʊn.tɪn ɹeɪndʒ/.
What does mountain range mean?: A series of adjoining mountains, often in a line.
Where does mountain range come from?: From mountain + range.

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