multilevel
/ˌmʌl.tiˈlɛv.əl/
"multilevel" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multilevel” is uncommon English (frequency #50,685 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,685
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having several levels or floors.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multilevel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌmʌl.tiˈlɛv.əl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #50,685 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multilevel” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
multilevel is uncommon English at frequency #50,685 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌmʌl.tiˈlɛv.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having several levels or floors.".
Zero misspellings are on record for multilevel in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + level. The correct English form is multilevel, spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-E-V-E-L.
Definition
- 1Having several levels or floors.
Etymology
From multi- + level.
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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Using “multilevel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-T-I-L-E-V-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.