monophyly
noun
monophyly is spelled M-O-N-O-P-H-Y-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monophyly means “In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monophyly?
| Letters | 9: M-O-N-O-P-H-Y-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 monophyly?
Monophyly appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
What does monophyly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
All of these studies have presupposed acanthodian monophyly and stereotyped acanthodian endoskeletal morphology on Acanthodes, the latest-occurring, and a highly apomorphic genus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monophyly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition of being monophyletic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monophylie |
| German | Monophylie |
| Portuguese | monofiletismo |
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.