monocle
French, noun\mɔ.nɔkl\
monocle is spelled M-O-N-O-C-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 63,613th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monocle is a French masculine noun meaning “monocle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit verre d’optique qui se place dans l’arcade sourcilière”.
What does monocle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonocle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit verre d’optique qui se place dans l’arcade sourcilière. 2. Anus. 3. N’importe quelle espèce de crustacés du genre Monoculus.
adjective: 1. Doté d'un monocle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monocle
- monocles plural
- monoclés plural masculine
- monoclée singular feminine
- monoclées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monocle?
- \mɔ.nɔkl\
- \mɔ.nɔ.kle\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monocle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monocle in French?
monocle appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).