monochrome

\mɔ.no.kʁom\

/\mɔ.no.kʁom\/ adj

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The verdict

“monochrome” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,588. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,588
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contient seulement des luminances et non pas de différence de chromaticité, comme le noir et blanc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monochrome · monochrome · French

monochrome · rank #44,588 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,588
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH Molins

Nearest frequency peer: Molins (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « monochrome »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « monochrome » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for monochrome
PropertyValue
Headwordmonochrome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.no.kʁom\
Letters10
Frequency rank#44,588
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « monochrome »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).monochromese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Molins » (#44,587), « Millot » (#44,585), « Muffin » (#44,591). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « monochrome » est au #44,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around monochrome (IPA \mɔ.no.kʁom\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,588 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui contient seulement des luminances et non pas de différence de chromaticité, comme le noir et blanc.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for monochrome, with forms such as "mmonochrome", "mnoochrome", and "moncohrome". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is monochrome, spelled M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui contient seulement des luminances et non pas de différence de chromaticité, comme le noir et blanc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les camaïeux, les grisailles sont des peintures monochromes.
  2. Les ordinateurs des années 1980 étaient le plus souvent vendus avec un moniteur monochrome, les moniteurs couleur étant beaucoup plus chers.

Synonyms

monochromatiquemonocoloreunicolore

Antonyms

multicolorepolychrome

This word in other languages

monochrome(English)monocromo(Español)einfarbig(Deutsch)monocromático(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonochrome
  • mnoochrome
  • moncohrome
  • monnochrome
  • monocchrome
  • monochhrome
  • monochorme
  • monochrmoe
  • monochroem
  • monochromme
  • monochrrome
  • monocrhome
  • monohcrome
  • moonchrome
  • omnochrome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monochrome - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmonochrome1mnoochrome2moncohrome2monnochrome1monocchrome1monochhrome1monochorme2monochrmoe2
Edit distance from "monochrome"

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 "monochrome"?
"monochrome" is spelled M-O-N-O-C-H-R-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.no.kʁom\.
What does "monochrome" mean?
As an adjective, "monochrome" means: Qui contient seulement des luminances et non pas de différence de chromaticité, comme le noir et blanc.
What are common misspellings of "monochrome"?
Common misspellings include "mmonochrome", "mnoochrome", "moncohrome", "monnochrome", "monocchrome". The correct spelling is "monochrome".
How do you pronounce "monochrome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monochrome" is \mɔ.no.kʁom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monochrome" come from?
"monochrome" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

officialisée15 variantsmacédonien15 variantspépinières15 variantsinspirante15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list