polémica
Spanish, noun/poˈlemika/
polémica is spelled P-O-L-É-M-I-C-A (8 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,406th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polémica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “polemic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of polémico. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Discusión entre dos o mas posturas, interpretaciones, doctrinas, juicios, etcétera que difieren”.
What does polémica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolemic
- 2
femininecontroversy
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of polémico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Discusión entre dos o mas posturas, interpretaciones, doctrinas, juicios, etcétera que difieren 2. Rama de la teología dedicada al estudio de las controversias sobre temas religiosos con base en principios revelados.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polémica
- polémicas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polémica?
- /poˈlemika/
- [poˈle.mi.ka]
- [poˈlemika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polémica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polémica in Spanish?
polémica appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).