monosomy
noun
monosomy is spelled M-O-N-O-S-O-M-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monosomy means “A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monosomy is monosomies.
How many letters and syllables are in monosomy?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-O-S-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 monosomy?
Monosomy appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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).
Forms of monosomy
- monosomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monosomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genetic disorder with the presence of only one chromosome (instead of the typical two in humans) from a pair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monosomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense genetic disorder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | monosomía |
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 monosomy come from?
From monosome + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).