hundredfold
adjective, adverb, verb
hundredfold is spelled H-U-N-D-R-E-D-F-O-L-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hundredfold means “Multiplied by a hundred” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hundredfold?
| Letters | 11: H-U-N-D-R-E-D-F-O-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hundredfold?
Hundredfold appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hundredfold?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hundredfold.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hundredfold
- hundredfolds present, singular, he/she/it
- hundredfolding participle, present
- hundredfolded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hundredfold mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Multiplied by a hundred.
adverb
- 1
By a factor of one hundred.
verb
- 1
rareTo increase to one hundred times as much; to multiply by a hundred.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hundredfold in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | centuple, cent fois , une centaine de fois , centupler |
| German | hundertfach |
| Spanish | céntuplo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hundredfold come from?
From Middle English hundredfold. Equivalent to hundred + -fold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).