monovalent
[monovaˈlɛnt]
The verdict
“monovalent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nur eine Komponente verwendend, beinhaltend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monovalent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [monovaˈlɛnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monovalent” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monovalent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [monovaˈlɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monovalent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is monovalent, spelled M-O-N-O-V-A-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1nur eine Komponente verwendend, beinhaltend
- 2nur zu einer chemischen Bindung mit einem anderen Atom fähig
- 3nur einen obligatorischen Aktanten habend
- 4gegen einen Erreger immunisierend
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “monovalent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-N-O-V-A-L-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [monovaˈlɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.