monopole
French, noun
monopole is spelled M-O-N-O-P-O-L-E (8 letters) and appears 8.5 times per million words in written French, the 7,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monopole is a French masculine noun meaning “monopoly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, monopôle is a different word: “monopole”. With an accent, monopolé is a different word: “past participle of monopoler”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Trafic exclusif, fait en vertu d’un privilège”.
What does monopole mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonopoly
noun
- 1
masculinemonopole
verb
- 1
past participle of monopoler
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Trafic exclusif, fait en vertu d’un privilège. 2. Trafic d’un marchand ou de plusieurs marchands réunis, qui, par de larges achats, se rendent maîtres du commerce d’une marchandise. 3. Exclusivité.
noun: 1. Objet possédant un seul pôle.
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 monopole
- monopoles plural
- monopôles plural
- monopolée feminine
- monopolés masculine plural
- monopolées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to monopole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monopole in French?
monopole appears 8.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).