multifarious
/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/adjective
multifarious is spelled M-U-L-T-I-F-A-R-I-O-U-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multifarious means “Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multifarious?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-T-I-F-A-R-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is multifarious?
Multifarious appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 multifarious?
- US /ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-multifarious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with multifarious?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as multifarious from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiəs/):
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 multifarious
- more multifarious comparative
- most multifarious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multifarious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
- 2
In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multifarious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having multiplicity:
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 multifarious come from?
From Latin multifārius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).