# monogram

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒ.nəˌɡɹæm/ · frequency rank #28,297

## Definitions
1. A picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.

## Etymology
From French monogramme, from the Classical Latin adjective monogrammus, from the conjectured Ancient Greek * μονόγραμμος (monógrammos, “outlined”, “drawn with single lines”).

## Easily confused with
- **monograph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monogram-vs-monograph)
- **monogamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monogamy-vs-monogram)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmonogram`, `mnoogram`, `mongoram`, `monnogram`, `monogarm`, `monoggram`, `monogramm`, `monogrma`, `monogrram`, `monorgam`, `moongram`, `omnogram`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monogram