multilane

adj

"multilane" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“multilane” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.

Corpus desk

Index EN-multilane · multilane · English

multilane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for multilane
PropertyValue
Headwordmultilane
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “multilane” in English

multilanesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

multilane is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for multilane, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + lane. The correct English form is multilane, spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how multilane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Government since 1956 has laced the U.S. with 33,000 miles of multilane highways.
  2. What fascinated me the most were the futuristic superhighways, multilane ribbons of traffic filled with cars, buses and trucks.

Etymology

From multi- + lane.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multilane"?
"multilane" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-A-N-E.
What does "multilane" mean?
As an adjective, "multilane" means: Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.
What is the origin of the word "multilane"?
From multi- + lane. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list