polygonal
/pəˈlɪɡənəl/adjective
polygonal is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-O-N-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polygonal means “Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polygonal?
| Letters | 9: P-O-L-Y-G-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is polygonal?
Polygonal appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 polygonal?
- UK /pəˈlɪɡənəl/
Polygonal 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: En-us-polygonal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with polygonal?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as polygonal from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɡənəl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does polygonal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- 2
Comprised of polygons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polygonal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having many angles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polygonal |
| German | mehreckig, vieleckig, polygonal |
| Portuguese | poligonal |
| Spanish | poligonal |
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 polygonal come from?
From polygon + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).