# monochrome

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/ · frequency rank #27,568

## Definitions
1. A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
2. A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
3. A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.

## Common misspellings (15)
`mmonochrome`, `mnoochrome`, `moncohrome`, `monnochrome`, `monocchrome`, `monochhrome`, `monochorme`, `monochrmoe`, `monochroem`, `monochromme`, `monochrrome`, `monocrhome`, `monohcrome`, `moonchrome`, `omnochrome`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monochrome