monoecious
/məˈniː.ʃəs/
"monoecious" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monoecious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monoecious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /məˈniː.ʃəs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monoecious” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monoecious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /məˈniː.ʃəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for monoecious in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious. The correct English form is monoecious, spelled M-O-N-O-E-C-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-O-E-C-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.