poliamor

[poljaˈmoɾ]

/[poljaˈmoɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“poliamor” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,119 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,119
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relación amorosa que involucra a más de dos personas, con el consenimiento de todas los individuos involucrados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-poliamor · poliamor · Spanish

poliamor · rank #87,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,119
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH polca

Nearest frequency peer: polca (-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 “poliamor”

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 “poliamor” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poliamor
PropertyValue
Headwordpoliamor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poljaˈmoɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “poliamor” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).poliamorcae 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: “polca” (#87,118), “policarbonato” (#87,120), “poisson” (#87,117). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poliamor” va en #87,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poliamor is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,119 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poljaˈmoɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relación amorosa que involucra a más de dos personas, con el consenimiento de todas los individuos involucrados.".

No misspelling variants are generated for poliamor in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is poliamor, spelled P-O-L-I-A-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relación amorosa que involucra a más de dos personas, con el consenimiento de todas los individuos involucrados.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how poliamor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No hay que casarse con el dólar! Yo propongo el poliamor: casarse con el dólar, con el euro, con el yen, con el peso uruguayo, con todos... poliamor gritan, poliamor. Ah, eso es lo que les gustó, eso les queda, ignorantes, rémoras!

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 "poliamor"?
"poliamor" is spelled P-O-L-I-A-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poljaˈmoɾ].
What does "poliamor" mean?
As a noun, "poliamor" means: Relación amorosa que involucra a más de dos personas, con el consenimiento de todas los individuos involucrados.
How do you pronounce "poliamor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poliamor" is [poljaˈmoɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poliamor" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list