monosyllabe

\mɔ.no.si.lab\

/\mɔ.no.si.lab\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est composé d’une seule syllabe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monosyllabe · monosyllabe · French

monosyllabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 monosyllabe
PropertyValue
Headwordmonosyllabe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.no.si.lab\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monosyllabe » en français

monosyllabesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

monosyllabe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ.no.si.lab\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est composé d’une seule syllabe.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monosyllabe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monosyllabe, spelled M-O-N-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est composé d’une seule syllabe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. C’est un mot monosyllabe.

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This word in other languages

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 "monosyllabe"?
"monosyllabe" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.no.si.lab\.
What does "monosyllabe" mean?
As an adjective, "monosyllabe" means: Qui est composé d’une seule syllabe.
How do you pronounce "monosyllabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monosyllabe" is \mɔ.no.si.lab\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monosyllabe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list