monopolistic
/məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/
"monopolistic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monopolistic” is uncommon English (frequency #53,110 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,110
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-monopolistic · monopolistic · English
monopolistic · rank #53,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,110
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH monotheism
Nearest frequency peer: monotheism (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “monopolistic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mobo
mobo
46,896 corpus weight
- modding
modding
46,895 corpus weight
- monopolistic
monopolistic
46,891 corpus weight
- monotheism
monotheism
46,890 corpus weight
- moonlighting
moonlighting
46,888 corpus weight
- Moravia
Moravia
46,887 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “monopolistic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monopolistic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #53,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “monopolistic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
monopolistic is uncommon English at frequency #53,110 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acting in the manner of a monopoly.".
No misspelling variants are generated for monopolistic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From monopoly + -istic. The correct English form is monopolistic, spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-L-I-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monopolistic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The antitrust laws try to prevent monopolistic behavior.
There was a prevailing fear of the effect of large undertakings becoming monopolistic, and Parliament showed itself unwilling to sanction any large groupings.
Etymology
From monopoly + -istic.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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