monic
/ˈmɑ.nɪk/adjective, noun
monic is spelled M-O-N-I-C: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monic means “Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monic?
| Letters | 5: M-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is monic?
Monic appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 monic?
- UK /ˈmɒn.ɪk/
- US /ˈmɑ.nɪk/
Monic has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of monic
- monics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one.
- 2
Monomorphic.
- 3
Of a morphism: that it is a monomorphism.
If a composition (of morphisms) is monic then, by theorem, the pre-composite of it is monic as well.
noun
- 1
A monic polynomial.
adjective
- 1
Belonging to the branch of the Austroasiatic language family that includes the Mon language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 monic come from?
From mono- + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).