polytheism
/pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/
"polytheism" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polytheism” is uncommon English (frequency #66,940 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,940
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polytheism · polytheism · English
polytheism · rank #66,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,940
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Polanco
Nearest frequency peer: Polanco (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “polytheism”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Piscataway
Piscataway
33,067 corpus weight
- playwriting
playwriting
33,065 corpus weight
- plotlines
plotlines
33,064 corpus weight
- Polanco
Polanco
33,063 corpus weight
- polytheism
polytheism
33,061 corpus weight
- portent
portent
33,057 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “polytheism” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polytheism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #66,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polytheism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polytheism is uncommon English at frequency #66,940 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɒl.ɪˈθiː.ɪz.əm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for polytheism in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism. The correct English form is polytheism, spelled P-O-L-Y-T-H-E-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
- 2A religion or belief system with multiple gods.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how polytheism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And remember when Lokmân said unto his son, as he admonished him, Oh my son, give not a partner unto GOD; for polytheism is a great impiety.
The Chaldeans worshipped the seven planets. These seven planets were the "Seven Great Gods" of the ancients, and constituted a polytheism, the component members of which varied in importance, with the moon occupying the premier position.
Etymology
From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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