monosyllabique

\mɔ.no.si.la.bik\

/\mɔ.no.si.la.bik\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-monosyllabique · monosyllabique · French

monosyllabique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 monosyllabique
PropertyValue
Headwordmonosyllabique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.no.si.la.bik\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monosyllabique » en français

monosyllabiquesiège 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

monosyllabique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɔ.no.si.la.bik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for monosyllabique, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monosyllabique, spelled M-O-N-O-S-Y-L-L-A-B-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a une seule syllabe.
  2. 2
    Qui est composé de monosyllabes.
  3. 3
    Qui parle par monosyllabes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Bon » est adjectif monosyllabique.
  2. […] c’est à peine si quelques-uns parviennent à répéter deux ou trois sons monosyllabiques, ce que font certains chimpanzés de chez nous.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list