polypodium
noun
polypodium is spelled P-O-L-Y-P-O-D-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polypodium means “Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polypodium is polypodiums or polypodia.
How many letters and syllables are in polypodium?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-P-O-D-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 polypodium?
Polypodium appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 polypodium
- polypodiums plural
- polypodia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polypodium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus Polypodium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polypodium come from?
From Late Latin polypodium, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον (polupódion), from πολυ- (polu-, “poly-, many”) + πούς (poús, “-pod, foot”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”). Later reinforced by the translingual scientific use of Polypodium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).