monomer
mon·o·mer/ˈmɑnəmɚ/noun
monomer is spelled M-O-N-O-M-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (mon·o·mer). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monomer means “A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monomer is monomers.
How many letters and syllables are in monomer?
| Letters | 7: M-O-N-O-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mon·o·mer |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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; 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 monomer?
Monomer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 monomer?
- UK /ˈmɒnəmə/
- US /ˈmɑnəmɚ/
Monomer has 3 syllables, split mon·o·mer in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monomer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monomer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monomer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnəməɹ/):
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 monomer
- monomers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monomer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monomer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small molecule, bonded covalently to form polymers:
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 monomer come from?
From mono- + -mer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).