monospecific
adjective
monospecific is spelled M-O-N-O-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monospecific means “containing only one known species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monospecific?
| Letters | 12: M-O-N-O-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 monospecific?
Monospecific appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 monospecific?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-monospecific.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monospecific
- more monospecific comparative
- most monospecific superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monospecific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
containing only one known species.
- 2
with affinity for the same antigen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does monospecific come from?
From mono- + specific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).