polymathic
adjective
polymathic is spelled P-O-L-Y-M-A-T-H-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polymathic means “Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polymathic?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-M-A-T-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 polymathic?
Polymathic appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of polymathic
- more polymathic comparative
- most polymathic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polymathic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polymathic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to polymathy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polymathique |
| Spanish | polifacético |
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 polymathic come from?
From polymath + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).