monosème
\mɔ.nɔ.sɛm\
The verdict
“monosème” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mot n'ayant qu'une seule signification.
Corpus desk
Index FR-monoseme · monosème · French
monosème · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | monosème |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \mɔ.nɔ.sɛm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « monosème » en français
Rare enough to double-check
monosème is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.nɔ.sɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mot n'ayant qu'une seule signification.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monosème, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is monosème, spelled M-O-N-O-S-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Mot n'ayant qu'une seule signification.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how monosème appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un monosème, ou un mot monosémique, est un signe linguistique dont le sémantisme plénier est réalisé du premier coup
Un item lexical est une unité de sens ; c'est un monosème, selon un certain angle de vue qui demande à être défini.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.