mountain

/ˈmaʊn.tən/

nounmoun · tain

Think: “I MOUNT a TAIN (train) to reach the top”—MOUNT + AIN spells mountain.

Yes, it's mountain. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled -tain, but often sounds like “-tən” (moun-tən).

Definition

  1. nouna very high hill or a large natural rise of land, higher and steeper than a hill

Examples

  • We hiked up the mountain before sunrise.
  • Snow covered the top of the mountain all winter.
  • A winding road led us through the mountain pass.

Synonyms

peaksummitmountridgealp

Antonyms

valleyplain

Translations

ES montañaPT montanhaFR montagne

Common misspellings

mountenmountinmoutainmountianmountainnmountainmountaIn

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