monomeric

adj

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"monomeric" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“monomeric” is uncommon English (frequency #80,682 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,682
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a monomer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-monomeric · monomeric · English

monomeric · rank #80,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,682
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monckton

Nearest frequency peer: Monckton (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “monomeric”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “monomeric” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for monomeric
PropertyValue
Headwordmonomeric
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “monomeric” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).monomericfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Monckton” (#80,681), “mononuclear” (#80,683), “monopole” (#80,684). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “monomeric” is #80,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monomeric is uncommon English at frequency #80,682 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monomeric, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From monomer + -ic. The correct English form is monomeric, spelled M-O-N-O-M-E-R-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a monomer.
  2. 2
    Describing a protein that has a single polypeptide chain.
  3. 3
    Describing a hereditary characteristic controlled by a gene at a single locus.

Etymology

From monomer + -ic.

Antonyms

multimericpolymeric

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monomeric"?
"monomeric" is spelled M-O-N-O-M-E-R-I-C.
What does "monomeric" mean?
As an adjective, "monomeric" means: Of or pertaining to a monomer.
What is the origin of the word "monomeric"?
From monomer + -ic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monomeric", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Miscavige#80,676mirabilis#80,674mendacity#80,665Nefertiti#80,699

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list