polyvalent
adjective
polyvalent is spelled P-O-L-Y-V-A-L-E-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyvalent means “Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyvalent?
| Letters | 10: P-O-L-Y-V-A-L-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 polyvalent?
Polyvalent appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 polyvalent
- more polyvalent comparative
- most polyvalent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyvalent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Multivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.
- 2
Having a high valence, especially more than three.
- 3
Having multiple valencies.
- 4
Containing antibodies to more than one kind of pathogen.
- 5
Having several different syllabic or semantic meanings depending on the context.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyvalent come from?
From poly- + -valent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).