Polysemie
[polizeˈmiː]
The verdict
“Polysemie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mehrdeutigkeit eines Wortes, das mehrere, aber untereinander ähnliche Bedeutungen hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-polysemie · Polysemie · German
Polysemie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Polysemie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [polizeˈmiː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Polysemie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Polysemie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [polizeˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mehrdeutigkeit eines Wortes, das mehrere, aber untereinander ähnliche Bedeutungen hat".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Polysemie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Polysemie, spelled P-O-L-Y-S-E-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1Mehrdeutigkeit eines Wortes, das mehrere, aber untereinander ähnliche Bedeutungen hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Polysemie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei dem Wort "Pferd" liegt Polysemie vor: das Wort hat die Bedeutungen einer speziellen Art von "Tier" und ebenso eines "Turngeräts"; die Verbindung zwischen diesen Bedeutungen ist die ähnliche Form der gemeinten Objekte.
Weitere Wörter mit Polysemie: "Fliege" (Tier und Kleidungsstück), "Flügel" (Teil eines Tieres und spezielle Art eines Musikinstruments), "Maus" (Tier und Computergerät).
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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.