monophonic
/ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/adjective
monophonic is spelled M-O-N-O-P-H-O-N-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monophonic means “Having a single channel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monophonic?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-O-P-H-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 monophonic?
Monophonic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 monophonic?
- UK /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/
- US /ˌmɑnəˈfɑnɪk/
Monophonic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with monophonic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monophonic from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪk/):
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).
What does monophonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a single channel.
- 2
Having a single melodic line and no harmony.
Near-synonym: monodic
- 3
Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monophonic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a single channel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monophonique |
| Portuguese | monofónico, monofônico |
| Spanish | monofónico |
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 monophonic come from?
From mono- + -phonic. Compare Ancient Greek μονόφωνος (monóphōnos, “with only one voice or tone”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).