monotheist

noun

"monotheist" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“monotheist” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.

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Index EN-monotheist · monotheist · English

monotheist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for monotheist
PropertyValue
Headwordmonotheist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “monotheist” in English

monotheistsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monotheist is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.".

monotheist has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- (“one, singular”) + theist (“believer in God or gods”) after the model of earlier atheist, polytheist, &c. The correct English form is monotheist, spelled M-O-N-O-T-H-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.

Etymology

From mono- (“one, singular”) + theist (“believer in God or gods”) after the model of earlier atheist, polytheist, &c.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monotheist"?
"monotheist" is spelled M-O-N-O-T-H-E-I-S-T.
What does "monotheist" mean?
As a noun, "monotheist" means: A believer of monotheism, the doctrine that there is a single divine being in the universe.
What is the origin of the word "monotheist"?
From mono- (“one, singular”) + theist (“believer in God or gods”) after the model of earlier atheist, polytheist, &c. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list