polyandry
"polyandry" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polyandry” is uncommon English (frequency #97,448 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,448
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polyandry · polyandry · English
polyandry · rank #97,448 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,448
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH Polokwane
Nearest frequency peer: Polokwane (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “polyandry”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- piques
piques
2,559 corpus weight
- poisoner
poisoner
2,556 corpus weight
- Polokwane
Polokwane
2,554 corpus weight
- polyandry
polyandry
2,553 corpus weight
- polymorph
polymorph
2,551 corpus weight
- portside
portside
2,548 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “polyandry” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polyandry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,448 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polyandry” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
polyandry is uncommon English at frequency #97,448 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for polyandry in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poly- + -andry. The correct English form is polyandry, spelled P-O-L-Y-A-N-D-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.
- 2The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
- 3Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or nonhuman, within or without marriage.
- 4The condition of having many stamens.
Etymology
From poly- + -andry.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.