polyglotte

\pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\

/\pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\/ adj

The verdict

“polyglotte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,723
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui parle plusieurs langues.

Corpus desk

Index FR-polyglotte · polyglotte · French

polyglotte · rank #48,723 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,723
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pollueurs

Nearest frequency peer: pollueurs (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « polyglotte »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « polyglotte » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polyglotte
PropertyValue
Headwordpolyglotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,723
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « polyglotte »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).polyglottese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « pollueurs » (#48,722), « polémiquer » (#48,724), « Poméranie » (#48,725). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « polyglotte » est au #48,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around polyglotte (IPA \pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,723 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for polyglotte, with forms such as "oplyglotte", "ployglotte", and "polgylotte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is polyglotte, spelled P-O-L-Y-G-L-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui parle plusieurs langues.
  2. 2
    Qui est écrit ou imprimé en plusieurs langues.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À cette époque, la surveillance que la police exerçait sur la vaste population polyglotte de Staten Island s’était beaucoup relâchée.
  2. Mes parents, eux, allaient se confesser une fois par an dans une paroisse du département de la Moselle dont le curé, un Alsacien, ne comprenait pas le français. Mais Dieu étant polyglotte, cette absolution était valable.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplyglotte
  • ployglotte
  • polgylotte
  • pollyglotte
  • polygglotte
  • polygllotte
  • polyglote
  • polyglotet
  • polygltote
  • polygoltte
  • polylgotte
  • polyyglotte
  • poylglotte
  • ppolyglotte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polyglotte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oplyglotte2ployglotte2polgylotte2pollyglotte1polygglotte1polygllotte1polyglote1polyglotet2
Edit distance from "polyglotte"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polyglotte"?
"polyglotte" is spelled P-O-L-Y-G-L-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\.
What does "polyglotte" mean?
As an adjective, "polyglotte" means: Qui parle plusieurs langues.
What are common misspellings of "polyglotte"?
Common misspellings include "oplyglotte", "ployglotte", "polgylotte", "pollyglotte", "polygglotte". The correct spelling is "polyglotte".
How do you pronounce "polyglotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polyglotte" is \pɔ.li.ɡlɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polyglotte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polyglotte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list