monstrosity
/mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/noun
monstrosity is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-O-S-I-T-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monstrosity means “An organism showing abnormal development or deformity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monstrosity is monstrosities.
How many letters and syllables are in monstrosity?
| Letters | 11: M-O-N-S-T-R-O-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 monstrosity?
Monstrosity appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 monstrosity?
- UK /mɒnˈstɹɒsɪti/
Monstrosity has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monstrosity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with monstrosity?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as monstrosity from its last stressed vowel (/ɒsɪti/, British pronunciation):
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 monstrosity
- monstrosities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monstrosity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organism showing abnormal development or deformity.
- 2
A monstrous person, thing, or act.
- 3
The state of being monstrous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monstrosity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monstruosité |
| German | Monstrosität, Monstrum, Ungeheuer , Ungeheuerlichkeit |
| Portuguese | monstruosidade |
| Spanish | monstruosidad |
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 monstrosity come from?
From Middle English monstruosite, from Middle French monstruosité and its etymon Late Latin mōnstruōsitās, mōnstrōsitās (“monstrousness”), from Latin mōnstruōsus, mōnstrōsus; by surface analysis, monstrous + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).