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 September 3, 2026) - nur eine Komponente verwendend, beinhaltend
Corpus desk
Index DE-monovalent · monovalent · German
monovalent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | monovalent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [monovaˈlɛnt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „monovalent“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monovalent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der neue Multipla Blupower von Fiat ist monovalent, setzt ganz auf Erdgas; die Gasflaschen wurden unter dem Fahrzeugboden versteckt und das Triebwerk höher verdichtet.“
„Die Motoren brauchen auch zum Starten kein Benzin oder Diesel und können damit als sogenannte monovalente - also nur mit einer Energieart betriebene - Autogas-Fahrzeuge genutzt werden.“
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.