# Monaco

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɒ.nə.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #12,104

## Definitions
1. A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μόνοικος (Mónoikos), which is of unknown (possibly Ligurian) origin. The name was associated at an early date with Hercules, who had a temple here, and was said to mean “he who dwells alone”; see μόνος (mónos) and οἰκέω (oikéō).

## Easily confused with
- **mondo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monaco-vs-mondo)
- **Monica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monaco-vs-monica)
- **Monash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monaco-vs-monash)
- **monarch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monaco-vs-monarch)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mona-vs-monaco)
- **menace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/menace-vs-monaco)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mmonaco`, `mnoaco`, `moanco`, `monacco`, `monaoc`, `moncao`, `monnaco`, `omnaco`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monaco