monossílabo

/mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/

//mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu// adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-monossilabo · monossílabo · Portuguese

monossílabo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 monossílabo
PropertyValue
Headwordmonossílabo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “monossílabo” em português

monossílabonão 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

monossílabo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "formado de uma sílaba".

monossílabo has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is monossílabo, spelled M-O-N-O-S-S-Í-L-A-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    formado de uma sílaba

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 "monossílabo"?
"monossílabo" is spelled M-O-N-O-S-S-Í-L-A-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is /mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/.
What does "monossílabo" mean?
As an adjective, "monossílabo" means: formado de uma sílaba
How do you pronounce "monossílabo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monossílabo" is /mɔ.nɔ.ˈsi.lɐ.bu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monossílabo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list