multiplizieren

[mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən]

/[mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“multiplizieren” is uncommon German (frequency #51,547 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,547
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Multiplikation vollziehen; eine Zahl malnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-multiplizieren · multiplizieren · German

multiplizieren · rank #51,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,547
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH MSM

Nearest frequency peer: MSM (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „multiplizieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „multiplizieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for multiplizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmultiplizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#51,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „multiplizieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.multiplizierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „MSM“ (#51,545), „mythologischen“ (#51,549), „Mongolischen“ (#51,544). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „multiplizieren“ bei #51,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

multiplizieren is uncommon German at frequency #51,547 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Multiplikation vollziehen; eine Zahl malnehmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for multiplizieren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is multiplizieren, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Multiplikation vollziehen; eine Zahl malnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zwei multipliziert mit drei ist gleich sechs.

Synonyms

malnehmenvervielfachen

Antonyms

dividieren

This word in other languages

multiply(English)multiplicar(Español)multiplier(Français)multiplicar(Português)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multiplizieren"?
"multiplizieren" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "multiplizieren" mean?
As a verb, "multiplizieren" means: Multiplikation vollziehen; eine Zahl malnehmen
How do you pronounce "multiplizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "multiplizieren" is [mʊltipliˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "multiplizieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mythologischen#51,549minderwertigen#51,538Literaturpreis#51,511Rechtsgeschäft#51,621

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list