políglota
[poˈliɣ̞lot̪a]
The verdict
“políglota” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,819 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,819
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de, relativo a o compuesto de múltiples idiomas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | políglota |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [poˈliɣ̞lot̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #55,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “políglota” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
políglota is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,819 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poˈliɣ̞lot̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for políglota in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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 carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is políglota, spelled P-O-L-Í-G-L-O-T-A.
Definition
- 1Propio de, relativo a o compuesto de múltiples idiomas.
- 2Capaz de hablar o comprender múltiples idiomas y, en particular, que los estudia a fondo.
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.
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Using “políglota”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-Í-G-L-O-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poˈliɣ̞lot̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.