morefold

adj

"morefold" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“morefold” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

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Index EN-morefold · morefold · English

morefold · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for morefold
PropertyValue
Headwordmorefold
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “morefold” in English

morefoldranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morefold is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.".

morefold has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”). The correct English form is morefold, spelled M-O-R-E-F-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The base-curves Br, Bs, Bt and Bu of the pencils are morefold curves of the surface L.
  2. In the case of a morefold coordinated complex a MOcrossing of occupied and unoccupied orbitals takes place, with the consequence that electrons enter molecular orbitals where antibonding 2n*—functions of the CO-molecule are […]

Etymology

From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”).

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "morefold"?
"morefold" is spelled M-O-R-E-F-O-L-D.
What does "morefold" mean?
As an adjective, "morefold" means: Being greater than one in number; plural; multiple; multiplex; manifold.
What is the origin of the word "morefold"?
From more + -fold. Compare manifold, West Frisian mearfâld (“plural”), Dutch meervoud (“plural”), German Low German mehrfolig (“multiple, plural, repeated”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list