polyphasic
adjective
polyphasic is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-H-A-S-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyphasic means “Having multiple coexisting phases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyphasic?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-P-H-A-S-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 polyphasic?
Polyphasic appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 polyphasic
- more polyphasic comparative
- most polyphasic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyphasic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having multiple coexisting phases
- 2
Having multiple successive peaks of activity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyphasic come from?
From poly- + phasic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).