multilayered
"multilayered" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multilayered” is uncommon English (frequency #61,650 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,650
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having more than one layer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multilayered · multilayered · English
multilayered · rank #61,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,650
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH motherless
Nearest frequency peer: motherless (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “multilayered”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- motherless
motherless
38,352 corpus weight
- multilayered
multilayered
38,351 corpus weight
- multiparty
multiparty
38,350 corpus weight
- mung
mung
38,349 corpus weight
- muon
muon
38,348 corpus weight
- mura
mura
38,347 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multilayered” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multilayered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #61,650 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multilayered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multilayered is uncommon English at frequency #61,650 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having more than one layer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for multilayered, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + layered. The correct English form is multilayered, spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-A-Y-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having more than one layer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how multilayered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nagle explains that the contemporary disapproval of the title is due to a multilayered pejoration inherent in the term Hobson-Jobson.
Etymology
From multi- + layered.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).