polyhedral
adjective
polyhedral is spelled P-O-L-Y-H-E-D-R-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyhedral means “Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyhedral?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-H-E-D-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polyhedral?
Polyhedral appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 polyhedral?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-polyhedral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polyhedral
- more polyhedral comparative
- most polyhedral superlative
- polyedric
- polyedrical
- polyedrous
- polyhedric
- polyhedrical
- polyhedrous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyhedral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to or derived from a polyhedron.
- 2
Having multiple planar faces or facets.
- 3
Having multiple dihedral angles along the wingspan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyhedral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (geometry) having multiple planar faces or facets:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyhédrique |
| German | polyhedral |
| Portuguese | poliédrica, poliédrico |
| Spanish | poliédrico |
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 polyhedral come from?
From poly- + -hedral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).