monogamist

noun

"monogamist" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“monogamist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who practices monogamy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-monogamist · monogamist · English

monogamist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for monogamist
PropertyValue
Headwordmonogamist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “monogamist” in English

monogamistfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monogamist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who practices monogamy.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monogamist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From monogamy + -ist. The correct English form is monogamist, spelled M-O-N-O-G-A-M-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who practices monogamy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how monogamist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I maintained with Whiston, that it was unlawful for a priest of the church of England, after the death of his first wife, to take a second, or to express it in one word, I valued myself upon being a strict monogamist.
  2. Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous. Among aspiring monogamists, there would then be nine men for every seven women.

Etymology

From monogamy + -ist.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monogamist"?
"monogamist" is spelled M-O-N-O-G-A-M-I-S-T.
What does "monogamist" mean?
As a noun, "monogamist" means: A person who practices monogamy.
What is the origin of the word "monogamist"?
From monogamy + -ist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list