multifarious
/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
"multifarious" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multifarious” is an uncommon English word, ranked #84,538 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #84,538
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multifarious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #84,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multifarious” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for multifarious is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/. Corpus data places it at rank #84,538 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for multifarious, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin multifārius. The correct English form is multifarious, spelled M-U-L-T-I-F-A-R-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
- 2In 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.
Etymology
From Latin multifārius.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “multifarious”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-T-I-F-A-R-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.