Monade

[moˈnaːdə]

/[moˈnaːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Monade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Einfache, Unteilbare, Nichtzusammengesetzte

Corpus desk

Index DE-monade · Monade · German

Monade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Monade
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈnaːdə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Monade“ im Deutschen

Monadeschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Monade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈnaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Monade, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Monade, spelled M-O-N-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Einfache, Unteilbare, Nichtzusammengesetzte
  2. 2
    ein Monoid in der Kategorie der Endofunktoren. (Vgl. Monade in der Wikipedia)
  3. 3
    ein Verb (Funktion) mit einem Argument

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Monade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Da Monaden keine Teile haben, können sie nicht auf natürliche Weise entstehen oder vergehen.“
  2. „Es ist schwierig festzustellen, ob man wirklich anders ist, besonders wenn alle Teenager in ihrer Vorstellung von Einsamkeit und Einzigartigkeit feststecken und jeder und jede sich für eine kleine einsame Monade im weiten Universum hält, der Radiohead-Song Creep der Rhythmus des Herzschlags jedes einzelnen verdammten Individuums.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Monade"?
"Monade" is spelled M-O-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈnaːdə].
What does "Monade" mean?
As a noun, "Monade" means: das Einfache, Unteilbare, Nichtzusammengesetzte
How do you pronounce "Monade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monade" is [moˈnaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monade" come from?
"Monade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list