Monogamie

[ˌmonoɡaˈmiː]

/[ˌmonoɡaˈmiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Monogamie” is uncommon German (frequency #66,506 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,506
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Form der ausschließlichen Paarbeziehung zwischen zwei Individuen; das (zeitlich befristete oder permanente) monogame Zusammenleben; die Einehe

Corpus desk

Index DE-monogamie · Monogamie · German

Monogamie · rank #66,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,506
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mondo

Nearest frequency peer: mondo (-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 „Monogamie“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Monogamie
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonogamie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌmonoɡaˈmiː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Monogamie“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Monogamiefällt 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: „mondo“ (#66,505), „morel“ (#66,507), „Monden“ (#66,504). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Monogamie“ bei #66,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Monogamie is uncommon German at frequency #66,506 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌmonoɡaˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Form der ausschließlichen Paarbeziehung zwischen zwei Individuen; das (zeitlich befristete oder permanente) monogame Zusammenleben; die Einehe".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Monogamie, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Monogamie, spelled M-O-N-O-G-A-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Form der ausschließlichen Paarbeziehung zwischen zwei Individuen; das (zeitlich befristete oder permanente) monogame Zusammenleben; die Einehe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn ein Mann und eine Frau nur mit einander verheiratet sind, leben sie in Monogamie.
  2. „Er hatte immer die Meinung vertreten, daß strenge Monogamie nur etwas für Heilige sei.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "Monogamie"?
"Monogamie" is spelled M-O-N-O-G-A-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌmonoɡaˈmiː].
What does "Monogamie" mean?
As a noun, "Monogamie" means: Form der ausschließlichen Paarbeziehung zwischen zwei Individuen; das (zeitlich befristete oder permanente) monogame Zusammenleben; die Einehe
How do you pronounce "Monogamie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monogamie" is [ˌmonoɡaˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monogamie" come from?
"Monogamie" 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 "Monogamie", 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