monóculo
[moˈnokulo]
The verdict
“monóculo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #91,158 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,158
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lente correctiva usada para ajustar la visión en un solo ojo, que consiste en una luneta circular con aumento. En muchos casos está enmarcada en un anillo de alambre que posee una cadenilla o cordó...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monóculo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moˈnokulo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “monóculo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for monóculo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moˈnokulo]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,158 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lente correctiva usada para ajustar la visión en un solo ojo, que consiste en una luneta circular con aumento. En muchos casos está enmarcada en un anillo de alambre que posee una cadenilla o cordó...".
Zero misspellings are on record for monóculo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is monóculo, spelled M-O-N-Ó-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Lente correctiva usada para ajustar la visión en un solo ojo, que consiste en una luneta circular con aumento. En muchos casos está enmarcada en un anillo de alambre que posee una cadenilla o cordón que se sujeta a la ropa para evitar su pérdida.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “monóculo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-N-Ó-C-U-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [moˈnokulo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.