monomorphic

/ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/

//ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk// adj

"monomorphic" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“monomorphic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having or existing in a single shape or form.

Corpus desk

Index EN-monomorphic · monomorphic · English

monomorphic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for monomorphic
PropertyValue
Headwordmonomorphic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “monomorphic” in English

monomorphicsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monomorphic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

monomorphic has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”). The correct English form is monomorphic, spelled M-O-N-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having or existing in a single shape or form.
  2. 2
    Invariant across a species.
  3. 3
    Taking only a single data type.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how monomorphic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If, in fact, in L. funebris there is no sex marker on the song elements themselves, then a young bird must be able to sex its tutor. The same is true if the individuals were predisposed to produce the total vocabulary of any population, or of both sexes in their own population, and then under experience had to suppress a sex-specific subset of that repert…
  2. Common immunohistochemical markers of this lymphoma include CD2, CD56, CD3, and T-cell receptors. 7 Typically, the histology of these lymphomas are characterized by monomorphic inflammatory cellular infiltrates, which may be diffuse or show angiocentricity and angiodestruction as well as tissue destruction. 7 Lymphoid markers from the nasal mucosal biopsy…

Etymology

From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”).

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monomorphic"?
"monomorphic" is spelled M-O-N-O-M-O-R-P-H-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/.
What does "monomorphic" mean?
As an adjective, "monomorphic" means: Having or existing in a single shape or form.
How do you pronounce "monomorphic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monomorphic" is /ˌmɑnoʊ̯ˈmɔɹfɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "monomorphic"?
From mono- (“one”) + -morphic (“of a form”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list