monogamy
/məˈnɑɡəmi/noun
monogamy is spelled M-O-N-O-G-A-M-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monogamy means “A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monogamy is monogamies.
How many letters and syllables are in monogamy?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-O-G-A-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is monogamy?
Monogamy appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 monogamy?
- UK /məˈnɒɡəmi/
- US /məˈnɑɡəmi/
Monogamy has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-monogamy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monogamy?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monogamy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡəmi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of monogamy
- monogamies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monogamy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
lifelong monogamy
- 2
The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monogamy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense permanent pair bond between two beings:
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 monogamy come from?
From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).