polisemia

[poliˈsemja]

/[poliˈsemja]/ noun

The verdict

“polisemia” 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 September 3, 2026) - Propiedad de un signo, significante, vocablo o mensaje de poseer varios significados.

Corpus desk

Index ES-polisemia · polisemia · Spanish

polisemia · 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.

Key facts for polisemia
PropertyValue
Headwordpolisemia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈsemja]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “polisemia” en español

polisemiaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polisemia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈsemja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Propiedad de un signo, significante, vocablo o mensaje de poseer varios significados.".

No misspelling variants are generated for polisemia in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is polisemia, spelled P-O-L-I-S-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Propiedad de un signo, significante, vocablo o mensaje de poseer varios significados.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La palabra banco tiene polisemia ya que puede referirse al lugar donde se guarda el dinero, un lugar para sentarse, etc.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polisemia"?
"polisemia" is spelled P-O-L-I-S-E-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈsemja].
What does "polisemia" mean?
As a noun, "polisemia" means: Propiedad de un signo, significante, vocablo o mensaje de poseer varios significados.
How do you pronounce "polisemia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polisemia" is [poliˈsemja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polisemia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list