poliglota

//pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,742

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

poliglota is anPortugueseadj. It means: capaz de se comunicar em muitos idiomas Pronounced /pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ/.

Key facts for poliglota
PropertyValue
Headwordpoliglota
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,742
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of poliglota in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for poliglota is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,742 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "capaz de se comunicar em muitos idiomas".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for poliglota, with forms such as "opliglota", "ploiglota", and "poilglota". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is poliglota, spelled P-O-L-I-G-L-O-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    capaz de se comunicar em muitos idiomas

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opliglota,ploiglota,poilglota,polgilota,poligglota,poligllota,poligloat,poliglotta,poligltoa,poligolta,polilgota,polliglota,ppoliglota

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for poliglota

Misspelling Variants of "poliglota"

opliglota9ploiglota9poilglota9polgilota9poligglota10poligllota10poligloat9poliglotta10
Misspelling Variants of "poliglota"

Frequency rank: #40,742 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poliglota"?
"poliglota" is spelled P-O-L-I-G-L-O-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ/.
What does "poliglota" mean?
As an adj, "poliglota" means: capaz de se comunicar em muitos idiomas
What are common misspellings of "poliglota"?
Common misspellings include "opliglota", "ploiglota", "poilglota", "polgilota", "poligglota". The correct spelling is "poliglota".
How do you pronounce "poliglota"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poliglota" is /pɔ.li.ˈɡlɔ.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poliglota" come from?
"poliglota" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.