monotone

\mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\

/\mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\/ adj

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The verdict

“monotone” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,446
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est toujours sur le même ton, qui n’est pas varié dans ses intonations ou dans ses inflexions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monotone · monotone · French

monotone · rank #26,446 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,446
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH molles

Nearest frequency peer: molles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « monotone »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « monotone » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

monotone vs montons
75% similar
monotone vs monotonie
89% similar
monotone vs Moncton
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for monotone
PropertyValue
Headwordmonotone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,446
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « monotone »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.monotonese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « molles » (#26,445), « moreno » (#26,447), « modique » (#26,444). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « monotone » est au #26,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around monotone (IPA \mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,446 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for monotone, with forms such as "mmonotone", "mnootone", and "monnotone". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "montons", "monotonie", "Moncton", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is monotone, spelled M-O-N-O-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est toujours sur le même ton, qui n’est pas varié dans ses intonations ou dans ses inflexions.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un orateur dont le débit n’est pas varié.
  3. 3
    Qualifie des choses qui sont uniformes, qui manquent de variété.
  4. 4
    Qualifie une fonction à une seule variable, continue et uniquement croissante ou décroissante dans un intervalle donné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les cris des coqs, les sabots des ânes poussés par l’encouragement sonore et monotone des paysans, réveillèrent Elhamy le lendemain.
  2. La région que nous parcourons est une vaste plaine monotone, sans arbres et presque sans reliefs, qui s’élève insensiblement à fur et à mesure que nous avançons.

This word in other languages

monotonous(English)monótono(Español)eintönig(Deutsch)monótono(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmonotone
  • mnootone
  • monnotone
  • monootne
  • monotnoe
  • monotoen
  • monotonne
  • monottone
  • montoone
  • moontone
  • omnotone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of monotone - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmonotone1mnootone2monnotone1monootne2monotnoe2monotoen2monotonne1monottone1
Edit distance from "monotone"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monotone"?
"monotone" is spelled M-O-N-O-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\.
What does "monotone" mean?
As an adjective, "monotone" means: Qui est toujours sur le même ton, qui n’est pas varié dans ses intonations ou dans ses inflexions.
What words are commonly confused with "monotone"?
"monotone" is commonly confused with "montons", "monotonie", "Moncton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "monotone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monotone" is \mɔ.nɔ.tɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monotone" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "monotone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Lindsey11 variantskiosques11 variantspointeur11 variantsponctué11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list