monomyth
noun
monomyth is spelled M-O-N-O-M-Y-T-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monomyth means “A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monomyth is monomyths.
How many letters and syllables are in monomyth?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-O-M-Y-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 monomyth?
Monomyth appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 monomyth
- monomyths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monomyth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monomyth come from?
From mono- + myth. Borrowed by Joseph Campbell from Finnegans Wake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).