multifunctional
"multifunctional" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multifunctional” is uncommon English (frequency #54,958 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,958
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having multiple functions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multifunctional · multifunctional · English
multifunctional · rank #54,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,958
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Muldoon
Nearest frequency peer: Muldoon (-1 rank slots)
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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 “multifunctional”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mtDNA
mtDNA
45,047 corpus weight
- mugger
mugger
45,046 corpus weight
- mui
mui
45,045 corpus weight
- Muldoon
Muldoon
45,044 corpus weight
- multifuncti…
multifunctional
45,043 corpus weight
- Murkowski
Murkowski
45,042 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multifunctional” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multifunctional |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #54,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multifunctional” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multifunctional is uncommon English at frequency #54,958 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having multiple functions.".
Zero misspellings are on record for multifunctional in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + functional. The correct English form is multifunctional, spelled M-U-L-T-I-F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Having multiple functions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how multifunctional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe₃O₄ and a body of mesoporous SiO₂ containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efficient treatment for liver cancer.
Etymology
From multi- + functional.
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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