multicellular

adj

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"multicellular" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“multicellular” is uncommon English (frequency #56,303 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,303
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That has many cells, often differentiated in function.

Key facts for multicellular
PropertyValue
Headwordmulticellular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “multicellular” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). multicellular lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

multicellular is uncommon English at frequency #56,303 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That has many cells, often differentiated in function.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for multicellular, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + cellular. The correct English form is multicellular, spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    That has many cells, often differentiated in function.

Etymology

From multi- + cellular.

Antonyms

unicellularmonocellular

This word in other languages

pluricelular(Español)multicellulaire(Français)vielzellig(Deutsch)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multicellular"?
"multicellular" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R.
What does "multicellular" mean?
As an adjective, "multicellular" means: That has many cells, often differentiated in function.
What is the origin of the word "multicellular"?
From multi- + cellular. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “multicellular”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-T-I-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list