multigenerational
adjective
multigenerational is spelled M-U-L-T-I-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multigenerational means “Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple generations; multigeneration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multigenerational?
| Letters | 17: M-U-L-T-I-G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is multigenerational?
Multigenerational appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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).
Forms of multigenerational
- more multigenerational comparative
- most multigenerational superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multigenerational mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or affecting multiple generations; multigeneration.
The sons and daughters in a multigenerational household go to work while the grandparents watch the grandchildren. That arrangement of family life is much more resilient to economic hardship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multigenerational in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of multiple generations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multigénérationnel |
| German | generationsübergreifend |
| Portuguese | multigeracional |
| Spanish | multigeneracional |
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 multigenerational come from?
From multi- + generational.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).