polyploidy
/ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/noun
polyploidy is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-L-O-I-D-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyploidy means “The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyploidy is polyploidies.
How many letters and syllables are in polyploidy?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-P-L-O-I-D-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 polyploidy?
Polyploidy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 polyploidy?
- UK /ˈpɒlɪplɔɪdi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-polyploidy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polyploidy
- polyploidies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyploidy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
- 2
An instance of being polyploid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyploidy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or condition of being a polyploid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Polyploidie |
| Spanish | poliploidía |
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 polyploidy come from?
From polyploid + -y, after German Polyploidie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).