polyrhythmic
adjective
polyrhythmic is spelled P-O-L-Y-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyrhythmic means “Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyrhythmic?
| Letters | 12: P-O-L-Y-R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 polyrhythmic?
Polyrhythmic appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 polyrhythmic
- more polyrhythmic comparative
- most polyrhythmic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyrhythmic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyrhythmic come from?
From polyrhythm + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).