multilateral
adjective, noun
multilateral is spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multilateral means “Having many physical sides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multilateral?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-T-I-L-A-T-E-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is multilateral?
Multilateral appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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).
How do you pronounce multilateral?
- US
Multilateral has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-multilateral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-multilateral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multilateral
- multilaterals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multilateral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having many physical sides.
- 2
Having many sides or points of view.
- 3
Involving three or more parties or nations.
a multilateral negotiation
noun
- 1
A group with representatives from three or more parties or nations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multilateral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having many sides or points of view:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multilatéral |
| German | multilateral, vielseitig |
| Portuguese | multilateral |
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 multilateral come from?
From multi- + lateral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).