polyrhythm
noun
polyrhythm is spelled P-O-L-Y-R-H-Y-T-H-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyrhythm means “Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyrhythm is polyrhythms.
How many letters and syllables are in polyrhythm?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-R-H-Y-T-H-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 polyrhythm?
Polyrhythm appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 polyrhythm
- polyrhythms plural
- poly-rhythm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyrhythm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
- 2
A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
- 3
Music containing such a rhythm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyrhythm come from?
From poly- + rhythm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).