Monokultur

[ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯]

/[ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Monokultur” is uncommon German (frequency #78,309 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,309
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die konzentrierte Anpflanzung einer einzigen Pflanzenart auf einer bestimmten Fläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-monokultur · Monokultur · German

Monokultur · rank #78,309 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,309
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montblanc

Nearest frequency peer: Montblanc (+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 „Monokultur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Monokultur
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonokultur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Monokultur“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Monokulturfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Montblanc“ (#78,310), „molekularer“ (#78,307), „Modems“ (#78,306). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Monokultur“ bei #78,309. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Monokultur is uncommon German at frequency #78,309 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Monokultur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Monokultur, spelled M-O-N-O-K-U-L-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die konzentrierte Anpflanzung einer einzigen Pflanzenart auf einer bestimmten Fläche
  2. 2
    Fläche, auf der eine Monokultur [1] angebaut wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mischkultur soll in richtiger Zusammensetzung die Nachteile von Monokulturen vermeiden.“

Synonyms

Reinkultur

Antonyms

Mischkultur

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 "Monokultur"?
"Monokultur" is spelled M-O-N-O-K-U-L-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯].
What does "Monokultur" mean?
As a noun, "Monokultur" means: die konzentrierte Anpflanzung einer einzigen Pflanzenart auf einer bestimmten Fläche
How do you pronounce "Monokultur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monokultur" is [ˈmoːnokʊlˌtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list