multilane
"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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multilane |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multilane” in English
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
- 1Having more than one lane of traffic traveling in at least one direction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how multilane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Government since 1956 has laced the U.S. with 33,000 miles of multilane highways.
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.