monisme

\mɔ.nism\

/\mɔ.nism\/ noun

The verdict

“monisme” is uncommon French (frequency #85,946 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,946
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrine qui explique tout l’univers, choses et êtres, par les transformations d’un élément unique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monisme · monisme · French

monisme · rank #85,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,946
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Monclar

Nearest frequency peer: Monclar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « monisme »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « monisme » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for monisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmonisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.nism\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monisme » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.monismetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Monclar » (#85,945), « monacale » (#85,944), « mouillant » (#85,948). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « monisme » est au #85,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monisme is uncommon French at frequency #85,946 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.nism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Doctrine qui explique tout l’univers, choses et êtres, par les transformations d’un élément unique.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for monisme, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is monisme, spelled M-O-N-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrine qui explique tout l’univers, choses et êtres, par les transformations d’un élément unique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how monisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Non seulement on n'a jamais fourni aucune explication mécanique valable des phénomènes vitaux, mais le problème de l'origine des êtres vivants, que le monisme prétend avoir résolu, reste aussi impénétrable qu'auparavant.
  2. Toute la métaphysique d'Aristote est conditionnée par la nécessité d'échapper au monisme du Père des Métaphysiciens, de Parménide.

Antonyms

dualismepluralismetrinitédyophysismedyothélitismedyothélismedithélitismedithélisme

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monisme"?
"monisme" is spelled M-O-N-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.nism\.
What does "monisme" mean?
As a noun, "monisme" means: Doctrine qui explique tout l’univers, choses et êtres, par les transformations d’un élément unique.
How do you pronounce "monisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monisme" is \mɔ.nism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monisme" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monisme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list