polyamory
/ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/
"polyamory" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polyamory” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,417 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,417
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
| 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) |
Where “polyamory” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for polyamory is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpɒ.lɪˈæ.mə.ɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,417 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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Using “polyamory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-L-Y-A-M-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.