monarchy
mon·ar·chy/ˈmɑnɚki/noun
monarchy is spelled M-O-N-A-R-C-H-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (mon·ar·chy). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monarchy means “A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monarchy is monarchies.
How many letters and syllables are in monarchy?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-A-R-C-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mon·ar·chy |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monarchy?
Monarchy appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce monarchy?
- UK /ˈmɒnəki/
- US /ˈmɑnɚki/
- US /ˈmɑˌnɑɹki/
Monarchy has 3 syllables, split mon·ar·chy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-monarchy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monarchy
- monarchies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monarchy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
- 2
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
- 3
A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
- 4
States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monarchy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense form of government with a hereditary head of state:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does monarchy come from?
From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). By surface analysis, mon- (“one, single”) + -archy (“rule, command”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).