multifocal
"multifocal" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multifocal” is uncommon English (frequency #85,545 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,545
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multifocal · multifocal · English
multifocal · rank #85,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,545
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH motioning
Nearest frequency peer: motioning (-4 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “multifocal”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Morimoto
Morimoto
14,461 corpus weight
- motioning
motioning
14,460 corpus weight
- multifocal
multifocal
14,456 corpus weight
- musicologist
musicologist
14,452 corpus weight
- Myint
Myint
14,450 corpus weight
- Naas
Naas
14,448 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multifocal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multifocal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #85,545 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multifocal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multifocal is uncommon English at frequency #85,545 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for multifocal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + focal. The correct English form is multifocal, spelled M-U-L-T-I-F-O-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Arising from or occurring in more than one focus or location.
- 2having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness.
Etymology
From multi- + focal.
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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