poligamia

/po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ/

//po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ// noun

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The verdict

“poligamia” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,599
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - união conjugal de uma pessoa com duas ou mais outras ao mesmo tempo:

Corpus desk

Index PT-poligamia · poligamia · Portuguese

poligamia · rank #48,599 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,599
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH poltergeist

Nearest frequency peer: poltergeist (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “poligamia”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “poligamia” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for poligamia
PropertyValue
Headwordpoligamia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,599
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “poligamia”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.poligamiacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “poltergeist” (#48,600), “presumido” (#48,606), “proximal” (#48,613). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “poligamia” fica em #48,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around poligamia (IPA /po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,599 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for poligamia, with forms such as "opligamia", "ploigamia", and "poilgamia". 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is poligamia, spelled P-O-L-I-G-A-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    união conjugal de uma pessoa com duas ou mais outras ao mesmo tempo:
  2. 2
    condição de um indivíduo polígamo
  3. 3
    estado de um animal que copula com vários indivíduos
  4. 4
    característica de certas plantas, que possuem flores unissexuais e hermafroditas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A poligamia é aceita por algumas sociedades e religiões.

Antonyms

monogamia

This word in other languages

polygamy(English)poligamia(Español)polygamie(Français)Polygamie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opligamia
  • ploigamia
  • poilgamia
  • polgiamia
  • poliagmia
  • poligaima
  • poligamai
  • poligammia
  • poliggamia
  • poligmaia
  • polligamia
  • ppoligamia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poligamia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opligamia2ploigamia2poilgamia2polgiamia2poliagmia2poligaima2poligamai2poligammia1
Edit distance from "poligamia"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poligamia"?
"poligamia" is spelled P-O-L-I-G-A-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ/.
What does "poligamia" mean?
As a noun, "poligamia" means: união conjugal de uma pessoa com duas ou mais outras ao mesmo tempo:
What are common misspellings of "poligamia"?
Common misspellings include "opligamia", "ploigamia", "poilgamia", "polgiamia", "poliagmia". The correct spelling is "poligamia".
How do you pronounce "poligamia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poligamia" is /po.lɪ.gɐ.ˈmi.ɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poligamia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

presumido#48,606paganismo#48,572sobrevida#48,669spaghetti#48,672

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

proximal12 variantsMinister12 variantsscratch12 variantsmendigar12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list