monkish
adjective
monkish is spelled M-O-N-K-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monkish means “Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monkish?
| Letters | 7: M-O-N-K-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 monkish?
Monkish appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
What does monkish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
- 2
Tending to self-denial; ascetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monkish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism:
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 monkish come from?
From monk + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).