polifonía

[polifoˈnia]

/[polifoˈnia]/ noun

The verdict

“polifonía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,690 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,690
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de sonidos simultáneos en que cada uno expresa su idea musical, pero formando con los demás un todo armónico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-polifonia · polifonía · Spanish

polifonía · rank #69,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,690
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH politizados

Nearest frequency peer: politizados (+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 “polifonía”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polifonía
PropertyValue
Headwordpolifonía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[polifoˈnia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “polifonía” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).polifoníacae 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: “politizados” (#69,691), “pospone” (#69,693), “poderme” (#69,686). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “polifonía” va en #69,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polifonía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,690 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [polifoˈnia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conjunto de sonidos simultáneos en que cada uno expresa su idea musical, pero formando con los demás un todo armónico.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for polifonía in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is polifonía, spelled P-O-L-I-F-O-N-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de sonidos simultáneos en que cada uno expresa su idea musical, pero formando con los demás un todo armónico.

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 "polifonía"?
"polifonía" is spelled P-O-L-I-F-O-N-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [polifoˈnia].
What does "polifonía" mean?
As a noun, "polifonía" means: Conjunto de sonidos simultáneos en que cada uno expresa su idea musical, pero formando con los demás un todo armónico.
How do you pronounce "polifonía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polifonía" is [polifoˈnia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polifonía" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polifonía", 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