polyphonie
\pɔ.li.fɔ.ni\
The verdict
“polyphonie” is uncommon French (frequency #54,168 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,168
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Superposition organisée de plusieurs lignes mélodiques indépendantes dans une composition musicale.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polyphonie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɔ.li.fɔ.ni\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “polyphonie” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
polyphonie is uncommon French at frequency #54,168 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.li.fɔ.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for polyphonie, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is polyphonie, spelled P-O-L-Y-P-H-O-N-I-E.
Definition
- 1Superposition organisée de plusieurs lignes mélodiques indépendantes dans une composition musicale.
- 2Présence simultanée de plusieurs voix, points de vue ou instances énonciatives dans un discours, produisant un effet de diversité ou de confrontation.
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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.
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Using “polyphonie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-L-Y-P-H-O-N-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɔ.li.fɔ.ni\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.