polytheistic
/ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/
"polytheistic" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“polytheistic” is uncommon English (frequency #76,229 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,229
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to polytheism.
Corpus desk
Index EN-polytheistic · polytheistic · English
polytheistic · rank #76,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,229
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Portes
Nearest frequency peer: Portes (+1 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 “polytheistic”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- podiatry
podiatry
23,776 corpus weight
- Pokhara
Pokhara
23,775 corpus weight
- polytheistic
polytheistic
23,772 corpus weight
- Portes
Portes
23,771 corpus weight
- postmoderni…
postmodernist
23,770 corpus weight
- potentiality
potentiality
23,769 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “polytheistic” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polytheistic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #76,229 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “polytheistic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
polytheistic is uncommon English at frequency #76,229 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌpɒlɪθiːˈɪstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to polytheism.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polytheistic, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poly- + theistic. The correct English form is polytheistic, spelled P-O-L-Y-T-H-E-I-S-T-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to polytheism.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how polytheistic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind.
The horse stood still till he had finished the hymn, which Jude repeated under the sway of a polytheistic fancy that he would never have thought of humouring in broad daylight.
Etymology
From poly- + theistic.
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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