monochrome
/ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/noun, adjective
monochrome is spelled M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monochrome means “A black and white image, especially such a photograph” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monochrome is monochromes.
How many letters and syllables are in monochrome?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monochrome?
Monochrome appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 monochrome?
- UK /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/
- US /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/
Monochrome has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-monochrome.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monochrome
- monochromes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monochrome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
- 2
datedA painting executed in shades of a single colour.
- 3
A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.
adjective
- 1
Having only one colour.
- 2
Representing colours with shades of gray.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate monochrome?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of monochrome: mono.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monochrome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schwarzweißbild, Schwarzweißfotografie , einfarbig, monochrom |
| Spanish | imagen monocromática, imagen en blanco y negro , monocolor, monocromático, monocromo , pintura monocromática |
| French | monochrome, monocolore, unicolore |
| Portuguese | monocolor, monocromático, monocromo, unicolor |
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 monochrome come from?
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).