polyandry
noun
polyandry is spelled P-O-L-Y-A-N-D-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyandry means “A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyandry is polyandries.
How many letters and syllables are in polyandry?
| Letters | 9: P-O-L-Y-A-N-D-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 polyandry?
Polyandry appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 polyandry?
- US
Polyandry 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)-Wodencafe-polyandry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polyandry
- polyandries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyandry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
- 2
The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- 3
Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
- 4
The condition of having many stamens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyandry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plurality of husbands at the same time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyandrie |
| German | Polyandrie, Vielmännerei |
| Portuguese | poliandria |
| Spanish | poliandria |
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 polyandry come from?
From poly- + -andry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).