polémico

/[poˈlemiko]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,447

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

polémico is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la polémica Pronounced [poˈlemiko]. Often confused with político and polémicos.

Key facts for polémico
PropertyValue
Headwordpolémico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[poˈlemiko]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,447
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of polémico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for polémico is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈlemiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,447 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for polémico, with forms such as "oplémico", "ploémico", and "pollémico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "político", "polémicos", "poético", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is polémico, spelled P-O-L-É-M-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la polémica
  2. 2
    Se dice de aquello o aquel que motiva discusiones, polémica.
  3. 3
    La disciplina militar que enseña las tecnicas para defender o atacar una plaza.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oplémico,ploémico,pollémico,polméico,poléimco,polémcio,polémicco,polémioc,polémmico,poélmico,ppolémico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for polémico

Misspelling Variants of "polémico"

oplémico8ploémico8pollémico9polméico8poléimco8polémcio8polémicco9polémioc8
Misspelling Variants of "polémico"

Frequency rank: #12,447 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polémico"?
"polémico" is spelled P-O-L-É-M-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈlemiko].
What does "polémico" mean?
As an adj, "polémico" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la polémica
What words are commonly confused with "polémico"?
"polémico" is commonly confused with "político", "polémicos", "poético". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polémico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polémico" is [poˈlemiko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polémico" come from?
"polémico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.