poligonal

[poliɣ̞oˈnal]

/[poliɣ̞oˈnal]/ adj

The verdict

“poligonal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,329 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,329
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo al polígono.

Corpus desk

Index ES-poligonal · poligonal · Spanish

poligonal · rank #71,329 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,329
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pontífices

Nearest frequency peer: pontífices (+2 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 “poligonal”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poligonal
PropertyValue
Headwordpoligonal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[poliɣ̞oˈnal]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “poligonal” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pontífices” (#71,331), “porcinos” (#71,332), “portaviones” (#71,333). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “poligonal” va en #71,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

poligonal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,329 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [poliɣ̞oˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for poligonal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is poligonal, spelled P-O-L-I-G-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relativo al polígono.
  2. 2
    Dícese del prisma o pirámide cuyas bases son polígonos.

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 "poligonal"?
"poligonal" is spelled P-O-L-I-G-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [poliɣ̞oˈnal].
What does "poligonal" mean?
As an adjective, "poligonal" means: Perteneciente o relativo al polígono.
How do you pronounce "poligonal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poligonal" is [poliɣ̞oˈnal]. 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 "poligonal", 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