Monopoly

[moˈnoːpoli]

/[moˈnoːpoli]/ noun

The verdict

“Monopoly” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,336. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,336
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brettspiel, das den Aufbau eines Grundstücksimperiums simuliert

Corpus desk

Index DE-monopoly · Monopoly · German

Monopoly · rank #35,336 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,336
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mori

Nearest frequency peer: mori (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Monopoly“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Monopoly“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Monopoly vs Monopol
88% similar
Monopoly vs Monopole
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Monopoly
PropertyValue
HeadwordMonopoly
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈnoːpoli]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,336
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Monopoly“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Monopolyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mori“ (#35,337), „Mumbai“ (#35,338), „Mumie“ (#35,339). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Monopoly“ bei #35,336. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Monopoly (IPA [moˈnoːpoli]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,336 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Brettspiel, das den Aufbau eines Grundstücksimperiums simuliert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Monopoly, with forms such as "mmonopoly", "mnoopoly", and "monnopoly". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Monopol", "Monopole", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Monopoly, spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brettspiel, das den Aufbau eines Grundstücksimperiums simuliert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dort, auf irgendeiner Madison Avenue, würde er sich befinden, Walters neuer alter Herr, mit seinem strengen Ölgemäldegesicht und seinem Sinn für Zahlen. Vielleicht nicht dieser reiche Zylindertyp aus Monopoly mit gestreifter Hose und Frack, aber ein richtiger Patriarch.“
  2. „›Kayleigh hat mir das mal erzählt - sie war bei Angelica zu Hause und sie haben Monopoly oder so was gespielt.‹“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonopoly
  • mnoopoly
  • monnopoly
  • monooply
  • monoploy
  • monopolly
  • monopolyy
  • monopoyl
  • monoppoly
  • monpooly
  • moonpoly
  • omnopoly

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Monopoly - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mmonopoly1mnoopoly2monnopoly1monooply2monoploy2monopolly1monopolyy1monopoyl2
Edit distance from "Monopoly"

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 "Monopoly"?
"Monopoly" is spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈnoːpoli].
What does "Monopoly" mean?
As a noun, "Monopoly" means: Brettspiel, das den Aufbau eines Grundstücksimperiums simuliert
What words are commonly confused with "Monopoly"?
"Monopoly" is commonly confused with "Monopol", "Monopole". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Monopoly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Monopoly" is [moˈnoːpoli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Monopoly" come from?
"Monopoly" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list