Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "mountain" in Spanish
"Mountain" in Spanish is montaña, pronounced mohn-TAH-nyah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la montaña, plural las montañas).
| Spanish | montaña |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | mohn-TAH-nyah |
| Meaning | mountain |
| Gender | feminine: la montaña |
| Plural | las montañas |
| Frequency | #39 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce montaña
Montaña is pronounced mohn-TAH-nyah, in IPA /monˈtaɲa/. Montaña has three syllables, mohn-TAH-nyah, with the stress on the second. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable. On a keyboard without Spanish letters it is often typed "montana"; the correct spelling is montaña.
- Ñ sounds like the ny in "canyon".
Listen: normal and slow speed, in your browser's Spanish voice. IPA: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Is montaña masculine or feminine?
Montaña is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la montaña. The plural is las montañas. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
Una montaña alta
a high mountain
La montaña nevada
The snowy mountain
La montaña es alta
The mountain is tall
How to remember montaña
montaña [mohn-TAH-nyah] sounds like the English “mount Anya”. Picture this:
You mount Anya's horse and it climbs the mountain, snorting clouds at the peak.
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