multidisciplinary
/ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/adjective
multidisciplinary is spelled M-U-L-T-I-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y: 17 letters. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multidisciplinary means “Relating to multiple areas of study or work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multidisciplinary?
| Letters | 17: M-U-L-T-I-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is multidisciplinary?
Multidisciplinary appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 multidisciplinary?
- UK /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪplɪnəɹi/
- UK [ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪplɪnɹi]
- US /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsəpləˌnɛɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-multidisciplinary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with multidisciplinary
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: multi-disciplinary (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with multidisciplinary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as multidisciplinary from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsəplənɛɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of multidisciplinary
- more multidisciplinary comparative
- most multidisciplinary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multidisciplinary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to multiple areas of study or work.
Near-synonyms: crossdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, pluridisciplinary, transdisciplinary
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multidisciplinary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to multiple areas of study:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | multidisciplinario |
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 multidisciplinary come from?
From multi- + disciplinary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).