monossilábico

adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - formado de uma só sílaba

Corpus desk

Index PT-monossilabico · monossilábico · Portuguese

monossilábico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 monossilábico
PropertyValue
Headwordmonossilábico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “monossilábico” em português

monossilábiconão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Rare enough to double-check

monossilábico is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

monossilábico has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is monossilábico, spelled M-O-N-O-S-S-I-L-Á-B-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    formado de uma só sílaba
  2. 2
    que fala pouco

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Num dos perfis, de 16 páginas, as poucas informações aproveitáveis foram que ele masca chicletes, é monossilábico e não preenche os vazios das frases.

Synonyms

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 "monossilábico"?
"monossilábico" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-S-I-L-Á-B-I-C-O.
What does "monossilábico" mean?
As an adjective, "monossilábico" means: formado de uma só sílaba
What language does "monossilábico" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list