monument
mon·u·ment/ˈmɑnjʊmənt/noun, verb
monument is spelled M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (mon·u·ment). It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, monument means “A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of monument is monuments.
How many letters and syllables are in monument?
| Letters | 8: M-O-N-U-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mon·u·ment |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 monument?
Monument appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 monument?
- US /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/
- US /ˈmɑnjəmənt/
- UK /ˈmɒnjʊmənt/
Monument has 3 syllables, split mon·u·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-monument.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monument
- monuments plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- monumenting participle, present
- monumented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monument mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.
- 2
An important site owned by the community as a whole.
- 3
UKa registered archaeological site or other structure, deemed historic or otherwise worthy of protection.
- 4
A sign of exceptional achievement.
- 5
An important burial vault or tomb.
- 6
Any grave marker.
- 7
A legal document.
- 8
A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).
verb
- 1
To mark or memorialize with a monument.
- 2
To place a surveyor's monument at.
noun
- 1
Any of the five most prestigious men's one-day road cycling races: Milan–San Remo, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix, Liege–Bastogne–Liege and Giro di Lombardia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monument in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monument, mémorial |
| German | Denkmal, Monument, Ehrenmal |
| Portuguese | monumento |
| Spanish | monumento |
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 monument come from?
From Middle English monument, from Old French monument, from Latin monumentum (“memorial, monument, tomb”), from monēre (“to remind”). Partially displaced Old English bēacn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).