monopolistic
/məˌnɒpəˈlɪstɪk/
"monopolistic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monopolistic” is uncommon English (frequency #53,110 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,110
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acting in the manner of a monopoly.
| 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) |
Where “monopolistic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monopolistic is uncommon English at frequency #53,110 among 36,575 “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.
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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Using “monopolistic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-O-P-O-L-I-S-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.