monolingual
[ˈmoːnolɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]
The verdict
“monolingual” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sprache betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-monolingual · monolingual · German
monolingual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monolingual |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmoːnolɪŋˌɡu̯aːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „monolingual“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
monolingual is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmoːnolɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Sprache betreffend".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monolingual, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is monolingual, spelled M-O-N-O-L-I-N-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1eine Sprache betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monolingual appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Ironie bei diesen mehrsprachigen Inschriften - wie etwa Augustus' politischem Testament in Ankara (Monumentum Ancyranum), Ptolemäus' Rosettastein in Ägypten, Dareios' Behistun-Inschriften in Persien und den Aśoka-Inschriften in Indien - ist, dass sie die Einsprachigkeit der Adressaten zeigen: Um die Inschriften auch für die monolingualen Sprecher von…
„Natürlich frage ich mich, wie Aulis das so macht, als monolingualer Finne Funkfreundschaften in aller Welt zu pflegen…“
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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.