monoglot
noun, adjective
monoglot is spelled M-O-N-O-G-L-O-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monoglot means “A person capable of speaking only a single language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monoglot is monoglots.
How many letters and syllables are in monoglot?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-O-G-L-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monoglot?
Monoglot appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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).
Forms of monoglot
- monoglots plural
- more monoglot comparative
- most monoglot superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monoglot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person capable of speaking only a single language.
adjective
- 1
Capable of speaking only a single language; monolingual.
He thought Britain was more monoglot than ever.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monoglot come from?
From mono- + -glot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).