monopod
/ˈmɑ.nə.pɑd/noun
monopod is spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monopod means “A portable stand with one leg, used to support a camera or telescope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monopod is monopods.
How many letters and syllables are in monopod?
| Letters | 7: M-O-N-O-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 monopod?
Monopod 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 monopod?
- /ˈmɑ.nə.pɑd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-monopod.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monopod
- monopods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monopod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A portable stand with one leg, used to support a camera or telescope.
- 2
Someone or something that has only one foot or foot-like projection; especially, a mythological dwarf-like creature with a single, large foot extending from a leg centred in the middle of its body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monopod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense portable stand with one leg:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | monópode |
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 monopod come from?
From mono- + -pod.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).