monotherapy
noun
monotherapy is spelled M-O-N-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monotherapy means “A therapy which is administered by itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monotherapy is monotherapies.
How many letters and syllables are in monotherapy?
| Letters | 11: M-O-N-O-T-H-E-R-A-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 monotherapy?
Monotherapy appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 monotherapy
- monotherapies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monotherapy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A therapy which is administered by itself
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monotherapy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monothérapie |
| Portuguese | monoterapia |
| Spanish | monoterapia |
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 monotherapy come from?
From mono- + therapy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).