multilingual
/ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/
"multilingual" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multilingual” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,939
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multilingual |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #27,939 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multilingual” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around multilingual (IPA /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,939 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for multilingual, with forms such as "mlutilingual", "mmultilingual", and "mulitlingual". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + lingual. The correct English form is multilingual, spelled M-U-L-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of, relating to, or involving multiple languages.
- 2Able to communicate in a number of languages.
Etymology
From multi- + lingual.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mlutilingual
- mmultilingual
- mulitlingual
- mulltilingual
- multiilngual
- multilignual
- multilingaul
- multilinggual
- multilinguall
- multilingula
- multilinngual
- multilinugal
- multillingual
- multilnigual
- multliingual
- multtilingual
- mutlilingual
- umltilingual
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multilingual - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “multilingual”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-U-L-T-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋɡwəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.