polyandrous
adjective
polyandrous is spelled P-O-L-Y-A-N-D-R-O-U-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyandrous means “Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyandrous?
| Letters | 11: P-O-L-Y-A-N-D-R-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polyandrous?
Polyandrous appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce polyandrous?
Polyandrous has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-polyandrous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does polyandrous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry.
- 2
Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyandrous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Of or pertaining to polyandry:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyandre |
| Portuguese | poliandro, poliândrico |
| Spanish | poliandro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polyandrous come from?
From poly- + -androus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).