poligamia

[poliˈɣ̞amja]

/[poliˈɣ̞amja]/ noun

The verdict

“poligamia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,012
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nupcias de un individuo con varias personas. Si es de un hombre con mujeres se trata de poliginia, de γυνή (giné): mujer. Al caso opuesto se le denomina poliandria, de ανδρός (andrós): del varón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-poligamia · poligamia · Spanish

poligamia · rank #41,012 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,012
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH poción

Nearest frequency peer: poción (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “poligamia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “poligamia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poligamia
PropertyValue
Headwordpoligamia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈɣ̞amja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,012
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “poligamia”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).poligamiacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “poción” (#41,011), “Popeye” (#41,013), “pluvial” (#41,010). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poligamia” va en #41,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around poligamia (IPA [poliˈɣ̞amja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,012 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for poligamia, with forms such as "opligamia", "ploigamia", and "poilgamia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is poligamia, spelled P-O-L-I-G-A-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nupcias de un individuo con varias personas. Si es de un hombre con mujeres se trata de poliginia, de γυνή (giné): mujer. Al caso opuesto se le denomina poliandria, de ανδρός (andrós): del varón.
  2. 2
    Cualidad de polígamo(a).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tan sólo dos años después del anuncio que los mormones estaban practicando la poligamia, los políticos estadounidenses reaccionaron contra ella. En 1854 el Partido Republicano exigió la eliminación de "los vestigios gemelos del barbarismo" – la poligamia y la esclavitud. Después que empezó la Guerra Civil, el republicano Justin S. Morrill, de Vermont, pre…

Antonyms

agamia

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opligamia
  • ploigamia
  • poilgamia
  • polgiamia
  • poliagmia
  • poligaima
  • poligamai
  • poligammia
  • poliggamia
  • poligmaia
  • polligamia
  • ppoligamia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poligamia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opligamia2ploigamia2poilgamia2polgiamia2poliagmia2poligaima2poligamai2poligammia1
Edit distance from "poligamia"

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 "poligamia"?
"poligamia" is spelled P-O-L-I-G-A-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈɣ̞amja].
What does "poligamia" mean?
As a noun, "poligamia" means: Nupcias de un individuo con varias personas. Si es de un hombre con mujeres se trata de poliginia, de γυνή (giné): mujer. Al caso opuesto se le denomina poliandria, de ανδρός (andrós): del varón.
What are common misspellings of "poligamia"?
Common misspellings include "opligamia", "ploigamia", "poilgamia", "polgiamia", "poliagmia". The correct spelling is "poligamia".
How do you pronounce "poligamia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poligamia" is [poliˈɣ̞amja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poligamia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list