monosemy
/ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/
"monosemy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monosemy” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monosemy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monosemy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for monosemy is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
monosemy has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is monosemy, spelled M-O-N-O-S-E-M-Y.
Definition
- 1The property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.
- 2Singularity.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “monosemy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-O-S-E-M-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɒ.nə(ʊ)ˌsiː.mi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.