multicast
noun, adjective
multicast is spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-A-S-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multicast means “The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multicast is multicasts.
How many letters and syllables are in multicast?
| Letters | 9: M-U-L-T-I-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 multicast?
Multicast appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 multicast?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-multicast.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multicast
- multicasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multicast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
multicast address
adjective
- 1
Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does multicast come from?
Blend of multiple + broadcast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).