poliéster

[poˈljest̪eɾ]

/[poˈljest̪eɾ]/ noun

The verdict

“poliéster” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,461 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,461
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - C₁₀H₈O₄ Categoría de polímeros que contiene el grupo funcional éster en su cadena principal. Se produce mediante la polimerización del estireno con otros químicos. Puede trabajarse en varias formas...

Corpus desk

Index ES-poliester · poliéster · Spanish

poliéster · rank #52,461 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,461
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH politizada

Nearest frequency peer: politizada (-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 “poliéster”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poliéster
PropertyValue
Headwordpoliéster
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈljest̪eɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “poliéster” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).poliéstercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “politizada” (#52,460), “polvorín” (#52,462), “polea” (#52,459). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poliéster” va en #52,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poliéster is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,461 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈljest̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "C₁₀H₈O₄ Categoría de polímeros que contiene el grupo funcional éster en su cadena principal. Se produce mediante la polimerización del estireno con otros químicos. Puede trabajarse en varias formas...".

No misspelling variants are generated for poliéster in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is poliéster, spelled P-O-L-I-É-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    C₁₀H₈O₄ Categoría de polímeros que contiene el grupo funcional éster en su cadena principal. Se produce mediante la polimerización del estireno con otros químicos. Puede trabajarse en varias formas, como termoplástico puede ser calentado y procesado para producir fibras, planchas o formas tridimensionales.

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 "poliéster"?
"poliéster" is spelled P-O-L-I-É-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈljest̪eɾ].
What does "poliéster" mean?
As a noun, "poliéster" means: C₁₀H₈O₄ Categoría de polímeros que contiene el grupo funcional éster en su cadena principal. Se produce mediante la polimerización del estireno con otros químicos. Puede trabajarse en varias formas...
How do you pronounce "poliéster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poliéster" is [poˈljest̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list