monoton
\monoˈtoːn\
The verdict
“monoton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monotone.
Corpus desk
Index FR-monoton · monoton · French
monoton · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | monoton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \monoˈtoːn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
monoton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \monoˈtoːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for monoton, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is monoton, spelled M-O-N-O-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Monotone.
- 2Répétitif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how monoton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef hat es satt, jeden Tag solch eine monotone Arbeit zu verrichten und möchte sich vorzeitig pensionieren lassen.
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.