multinational
[ˌmʊltinat͡si̯oˈnaːl]
The verdict
“multinational” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mehrere Nationen betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multinational |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌmʊltinat͡si̯oˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multinational” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for multinational is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌmʊltinat͡si̯oˈnaːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mehrere Nationen betreffend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for multinational in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is multinational, spelled M-U-L-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1mehrere Nationen betreffend
This word in other languages
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 “multinational”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-U-L-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌmʊltinat͡si̯oˈnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.