monochrom

[monoˈkʁoːm]

/[monoˈkʁoːm]/ adj

The verdict

“monochrom” is uncommon German (frequency #86,822 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,822
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur eine Farbe habend; von nur einer Wellenlänge

Corpus desk

Index DE-monochrom · monochrom · German

monochrom · rank #86,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,822
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH monotheistisc…

Nearest frequency peer: monotheistischen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „monochrom“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „monochrom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for monochrom
PropertyValue
Headwordmonochrom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[monoˈkʁoːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „monochrom“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).monochromfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „monotheistischen“ (#86,823), „Monrovia“ (#86,824), „montes“ (#86,825). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „monochrom“ bei #86,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monochrom is uncommon German at frequency #86,822 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [monoˈkʁoːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur eine Farbe habend; von nur einer Wellenlänge".

No misspelling variants are generated for monochrom in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is monochrom, spelled M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur eine Farbe habend; von nur einer Wellenlänge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Menschen in dieser Stadt sind so monochrom gekleidet.
  2. „Der Film, spröde, langsam und leise, mal monochrom, mal dunkel beleuchtet, nach außen so aufgeräumt und kühl wie die Wohnung der Hauptfigur zum Schluss, nach innen immer mehr Druck erzeugend, ist kein Thriller, hat von Krimi nichts, es tauchen keine Polizisten auf, Straftaten werden nicht gezeigt.“

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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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monochrom"?
"monochrom" is spelled M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is [monoˈkʁoːm].
What does "monochrom" mean?
As an adjective, "monochrom" means: nur eine Farbe habend; von nur einer Wellenlänge
How do you pronounce "monochrom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monochrom" is [monoˈkʁoːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monochrom" come from?
"monochrom" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monochrom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list