polyploid
/ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/
"polyploid" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polyploid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polyploid · polyploid · English
polyploid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polyploid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polyploid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polyploid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.".
Zero misspellings are on record for polyploid in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poly- + -ploid. The correct English form is polyploid, spelled P-O-L-Y-P-L-O-I-D.
Definition
- 1Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
Etymology
From poly- + -ploid.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.