# monologue

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒnəlɒɡ/ · frequency rank #20,434

## Definitions
1. A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.
2. A long series of comic stories and jokes as an entertainment.
3. A long, uninterrupted utterance that monopolizes a conversation.

## Etymology
First attested in c. 1550. Borrowed from Middle French monologue, modeled on dialogue, ultimately from Byzantine Greek μονόλογος (monólogos, “soliloquy, monologue”). By surface analysis, mono- + -logue.

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmonologue`, `mnoologue`, `monloogue`, `monnologue`, `monolgoue`, `monollogue`, `monologeu`, `monologgue`, `monolouge`, `monoolgue`, `moonlogue`, `omnologue`

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