monosémie

\mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\

/\mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\/ noun

The verdict

“monosémie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Propriété, pour un mot, de ne posséder qu’un seul sens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monosemie · monosémie · French

monosémie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for monosémie
PropertyValue
Headwordmonosémie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monosémie » en français

monosémiereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monosémie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propriété, pour un mot, de ne posséder qu’un seul sens.".

monosémie has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monosémie, spelled M-O-N-O-S-É-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propriété, pour un mot, de ne posséder qu’un seul sens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On en déduira donc que c’était plutôt la préservation des rapports théologiques initialement cités qui était en jeu dans le maintien de la monosémie des termes nodaux de parenté.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monosémie"?
"monosémie" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-É-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\.
What does "monosémie" mean?
As a noun, "monosémie" means: Propriété, pour un mot, de ne posséder qu’un seul sens.
How do you pronounce "monosémie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monosémie" is \mɔ.nɔ.se.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monosémie" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list