mono
mon·o/ˈmɑ.noʊ/noun, adjective
mono is spelled M-O-N-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables (mon·o). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mono means “A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mono is monos.
How many letters and syllables are in mono?
| Letters | 4: M-O-N-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mon·o |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 mono?
Mono appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 mono?
- UK /ˈmɒn.əʊ/
- US /ˈmɑ.noʊ/
- /ˈmoːnoː/
Mono has 2 syllables, split mon·o in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mono-.wav, En-au-mono.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mono?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mono (/ɒnəʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: moon.
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 mono
- mon-
- monos plural
- more mono comparative
- most mono superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mono mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKslangA bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding.
- 2
A diet where someone eats only one type of food.
plum mono
- 3
Clipping of monomorphism.
- 4
informalClipping of mononucleosis.
- 5
informalAny fish of the family Monodactylidae.
- 6
informalA monogamous person.
adjective
- 1
informalMonaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.
- 2
informalMonoamorous, monogamous.
- 3
informalClipping of monochrome.
- 4
informalClipping of monosexual.
noun
- 1
A member of a Native American people who traditionally live in the central and eastern Sierra Nevada, the Mono Basin, and adjacent areas of the Great Basin in California.
- 2
A Mono wind.
- 3
A member of an ethnic group from the Congo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mono 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 mono come from?
Shortenings, ultimately from the prefix mono- (“one, single”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).