# monotony

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈnɒtəni/ · frequency rank #39,436

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).

## Easily confused with
- **Moncton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moncton-vs-monotony)
- **monopoly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monopoly-vs-monotony)
- **monotone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/monotone-vs-monotony)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmonotony`, `mnootony`, `monnotony`, `monootny`, `monotnoy`, `monotonny`, `monotonyy`, `monotoyn`, `monottony`, `montoony`, `moontony`, `omnotony`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monotony