polyvinyl
adjective, noun
polyvinyl is spelled P-O-L-Y-V-I-N-Y-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polyvinyl means “Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polyvinyl?
| Letters | 9: P-O-L-Y-V-I-N-Y-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polyvinyl?
Polyvinyl appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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).
How do you pronounce polyvinyl?
Polyvinyl has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-polyvinyl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polyvinyl
- polyvinyls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyvinyl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Composed of, or derived from, many vinyl groups
noun
- 1
Any polymer derived from a vinyl compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyvinyl in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyvinyle |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polyvinyl come from?
From poly- + vinyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).