Monophthong
[monoˈftɔŋ]
The verdict
“Monophthong” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - einfacher Vokal
Corpus desk
Index DE-monophthong · Monophthong · German
Monophthong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Monophthong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [monoˈftɔŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Monophthong“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Monophthong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [monoˈftɔŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einfacher Vokal".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Monophthong, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Monophthong, spelled M-O-N-O-P-H-T-H-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1einfacher Vokal
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Monophthong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beispiele für Monophthonge im Deutschen sind: [a], [o], [u].
„Im Gegensatz zu den Monophthongen (einfachen Vokalen) bestehen Diphthonge (Zwielaute, Doppellaute) aus zwei Vokalen, von denen der eine silbisch und der andere unsilbisch ist, die also beide zur selben Silbe gehören.“
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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.