poliginia
[poliˈxinja]
The verdict
“poliginia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma de poligamia en que un varón tiene múltiples esposas
Corpus desk
Index ES-poliginia · poliginia · Spanish
poliginia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poliginia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poliˈxinja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poliginia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
poliginia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈxinja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for poliginia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is poliginia, spelled P-O-L-I-G-I-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1Forma de poligamia en que un varón tiene múltiples esposas
- 2Forma de organización reproductiva en que un macho activo es el único en copular con un harén de hembras
- 3Presencia de múltiples pistilos en una flor
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