multilingual
[mʊltilɪŋˈɡu̯aːl]
The verdict
“multilingual” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehrere, viele Sprachen betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multilingual |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [mʊltilɪŋˈɡu̯aːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multilingual” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
multilingual is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [mʊltilɪŋˈɡu̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mehrere, viele Sprachen betreffend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for multilingual in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is multilingual, spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1mehrere, viele Sprachen betreffend
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “multilingual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-U-L-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mʊltilɪŋˈɡu̯aːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.