monotony
mo·not·o·ny/məˈnɑtəni/noun
monotony is spelled M-O-N-O-T-O-N-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (mo·not·o·ny). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monotony means “Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monotony is monotonies.
How many letters and syllables are in monotony?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-O-T-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mo·not·o·ny |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is monotony?
Monotony appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 monotony?
- UK /məˈnɒtəni/
- US /məˈnɑtəni/
- US /məˈnɑtni/
Monotony has 4 syllables, split mo·not·o·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-monotony.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monotony?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monotony from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtəni/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of monotony
- monotonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monotony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- 2
The property of a monotonic function.
- 3
The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monotony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tedium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monotonie |
| German | Eintönigkeit, Monotonie |
| Portuguese | monotonia |
| Spanish | monotonía |
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 monotony come from?
From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).