monotype
French, noun\mo.no.tip\
monotype is spelled M-O-N-O-T-Y-P-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 101,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Monotype is a French masculine noun meaning “monotype (not machine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Voilier conçu pour que les concurrents aient des chances égales lors de régates”.
What does monotype mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonotype (not machine)
noun
- 1
femininemonotype (machine)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Voilier conçu pour que les concurrents aient des chances égales lors de régates. 2. Produit de l'estampage d'un support qui est non poreux, en métal, plexiglas, etc., recouvert à l'encre typographique ou aqualaque, à la peinture à l'huile, à la gouache, etc.
noun: 1. Machine de composition d'imprimerie, chainon entre la typographie manuelle et la photocomposition.
adjective: 1. Qui ne possède qu’un seul taxon immédiatement subordonné.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of monotype
- monotypes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce monotype?
- \mo.no.tip\
- \mɔ.nɔ.tip\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to monotype
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is monotype in French?
monotype appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).