polyamory
/ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/
"polyamory" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polyamory” is uncommon English (frequency #62,417 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,417
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polyamory · polyamory · English
polyamory · rank #62,417 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,417
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH plaudits
Nearest frequency peer: plaudits (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “polyamory”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- pianoforte
pianoforte
37,588 corpus weight
- pincer
pincer
37,587 corpus weight
- planer
planer
37,586 corpus weight
- plaudits
plaudits
37,585 corpus weight
- polyamory
polyamory
37,584 corpus weight
- posttraumat…
posttraumatic
37,580 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “polyamory” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polyamory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,417 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polyamory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polyamory is uncommon English at frequency #62,417 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polyamory, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poly- (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”)) + Latin amor (“love”) + -y. The correct English form is polyamory, spelled P-O-L-Y-A-M-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how polyamory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Some of these are poly intimacy, polyamory, polygamy, omnigamy, multimate, multiple adult relationship, combo, cellular family, expanded family, nonexclusive relationship, intimate friendship and inclusive relationship.
Etymology
From poly- (from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”)) + Latin amor (“love”) + -y.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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