monotheistic
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/
"monotheistic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“monotheistic” is uncommon English (frequency #52,504 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,504
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monotheistic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #52,504 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monotheistic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
monotheistic is uncommon English at frequency #52,504 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.".
monotheistic has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mono- + theistic. The correct English form is monotheistic, spelled M-O-N-O-T-H-E-I-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
Etymology
From mono- + theistic.
Antonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “monotheistic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-O-N-O-T-H-E-I-S-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)θɪˈɪstɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.