Polygamie
[ˌpoliɡaˈmiː]
The verdict
“Polygamie” is uncommon German (frequency #58,177 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,177
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eheliche Verbindung eines Menschen mit mehr als einer anderen Ehepartei gleichzeitig
Corpus desk
Index DE-polygamie · Polygamie · German
Polygamie · rank #58,177 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,177
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH plumpen
Nearest frequency peer: plumpen (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Polygamie“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Pilgerreise
Pilgerreise
41,828 corpus weight
- Planschbeck…
Planschbecken
41,826 corpus weight
- plumpen
plumpen
41,825 corpus weight
- Polygamie
Polygamie
41,824 corpus weight
- Poppe
Poppe
41,823 corpus weight
- pragmatisch…
pragmatischer
41,822 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Polygamie“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polygamie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌpoliɡaˈmiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,177 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polygamie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polygamie is uncommon German at frequency #58,177 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌpoliɡaˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eheliche Verbindung eines Menschen mit mehr als einer anderen Ehepartei gleichzeitig".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Polygamie, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Polygamie, spelled P-O-L-Y-G-A-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1eheliche Verbindung eines Menschen mit mehr als einer anderen Ehepartei gleichzeitig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polygamie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Deutschland ist Polygamie nicht erlaubt.
„Er war nicht auf die Debatte um Polygamie eingegangen, doch war das Publikum der Meinung, dass er der Frage durch unmoralische Geistesgegenwart ausgewichen war - er, der weder von Geistesblitzen noch von Moral etwas versteht.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Polygamie"?
What does "Polygamie" mean?
How do you pronounce "Polygamie"?
What language does "Polygamie" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Polygamie", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).