monolingualism
noun
monolingualism is spelled M-O-N-O-L-I-N-G-U-A-L-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monolingualism means “The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monolingualism is monolingualisms.
How many letters and syllables are in monolingualism?
| Letters | 14: M-O-N-O-L-I-N-G-U-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 monolingualism?
Monolingualism appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 monolingualism
- monolingualisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monolingualism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being monolingual; the ability to speak only a single language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monolingualism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being able to speak only a single language:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monolinguisme, unilinguisme |
| German | Einsprachigkeit, Monolingualität, Monolingualismus, Monolinguismus |
| Portuguese | monolinguismo |
| Spanish | monolingüismo |
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.