polímata
[poˈlimat̪a]
The verdict
“polímata” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona de conocimientos profundos en diversas disciplinas o artes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-polimata · polímata · Spanish
polímata · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | polímata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈlimat̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “polímata” en español
Rare enough to double-check
polímata is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈlimat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona de conocimientos profundos en diversas disciplinas o artes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for polímata in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is polímata, spelled P-O-L-Í-M-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona de conocimientos profundos en diversas disciplinas o artes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how polímata appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A no dudarlo, la historia está en continua revisión y es curioso que yo lo haya recordado respetuosamente a un eminente polímata venezolano, con quien dialogaba por la prensa, justamente a propósito de España y de su obra en América.
El propio Menéndez y Pelayo la pone a la altura de la mejor obra nacional de su estilo, y otro polímata moderno y contemporáneo llama a Bernal «el más grande de los cronistas.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.