multicolored
/ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/adjective
multicolored is spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-O-L-O-R-E-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multicolored means “Having multiple colors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multicolored?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-T-I-C-O-L-O-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is multicolored?
Multicolored appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 multicolored?
- US /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/
- UK /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd/
Multicolored has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-multicolored.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with multicolored
Also written: multi-colored (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of multicolored
- multicoloured
- multi-colored
- multi-coloured
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multicolored mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USHaving multiple colors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate multicolored?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of multicolored: MUL.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multicolored in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having multiple colors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multicolore |
| German | bunt, vielfarbig, mehrfarbig |
| Portuguese | multicor, multicolor, multicolorido |
| Spanish | multicolor, variopinto |
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 multicolored come from?
From multi- + colored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).