monocular
/məˈnɑkjələɹ/
"monocular" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monocular” is uncommon English (frequency #78,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,840
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having one eye.
Corpus desk
Index EN-monocular · monocular · English
monocular · rank #78,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #78,840
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH monolayer
Nearest frequency peer: monolayer (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “monocular”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Moksha
Moksha
21,164 corpus weight
- monocular
monocular
21,161 corpus weight
- monolayer
monolayer
21,160 corpus weight
- monotonic
monotonic
21,159 corpus weight
- Montenegrin
Montenegrin
21,158 corpus weight
- mortise
mortise
21,156 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “monocular” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monocular |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /məˈnɑkjələɹ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,840 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “monocular” in English
Rare enough to double-check
monocular is uncommon English at frequency #78,840 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /məˈnɑkjələɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monocular, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- + ocular. The correct English form is monocular, spelled M-O-N-O-C-U-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Having one eye.
- 2Related to a monocle.
- 3Of any optical system suitable for use by one eye at a time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monocular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...one of his sparks alighted upon my eye and destroyed it making me a monocular ape;
You are not such a foolish woman as to like to be seen with Fred Mostyn, that little monocular snob, after the aristocratic, handsome Basil Stanhope.
Etymology
From mono- + ocular.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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