polysemic
/pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/
"polysemic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polysemic” 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 a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polysemic · polysemic · English
polysemic · 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 | polysemic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polysemic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polysemic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pəˈlɪs.ɪ.mɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for polysemic, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From polyseme + -ic. The correct English form is polysemic, spelled P-O-L-Y-S-E-M-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how polysemic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As a series of polysemic and paradoxical sketches, Jackass does not lend itself to one particular theoretical analysis.
Etymology
From polyseme + -ic.
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.