bigamia

[biˈɣ̞amja]

/[biˈɣ̞amja]/ noun

The verdict

“bigamia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,647 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,647
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estado de tener dos cónyuges simultáneamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bigamia · bigamia · Spanish

bigamia · rank #90,647 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,647
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH binomios

Nearest frequency peer: binomios (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bigamia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bigamia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bigamia
PropertyValue
Headwordbigamia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biˈɣ̞amja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,647
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bigamia” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bigamiacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “binomios” (#90,648), “Berros” (#90,644), “bites” (#90,650). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bigamia” va en #90,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bigamia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,647 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [biˈɣ̞amja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Estado de tener dos cónyuges simultáneamente.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bigamia, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bigamia, spelled B-I-G-A-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estado de tener dos cónyuges simultáneamente.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bigamia"?
"bigamia" is spelled B-I-G-A-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [biˈɣ̞amja].
What does "bigamia" mean?
As a noun, "bigamia" means: Estado de tener dos cónyuges simultáneamente.
How do you pronounce "bigamia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bigamia" is [biˈɣ̞amja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bigamia" come from?
"bigamia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bigamia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list