monosyllable
"monosyllable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monosyllable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A word of one syllable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-monosyllable · monosyllable · English
monosyllable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monosyllable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “monosyllable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
monosyllable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
monosyllable has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- + syllable. The correct English form is monosyllable, spelled M-O-N-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A word of one syllable.
- 2A euphemism for the word cunt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how monosyllable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable.
Etymology
From mono- + syllable.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.