multimethod
adjective, noun
multimethod is spelled M-U-L-T-I-M-E-T-H-O-D: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multimethod means “Employing multiple methods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multimethod?
| Letters | 11: M-U-L-T-I-M-E-T-H-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is multimethod?
Multimethod appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of multimethod
- multi-method
- multimethods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multimethod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Employing multiple methods.
noun
- 1
A method that uses multiple dispatch, allowing various implementations to be called depending on the types of the arguments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multimethod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense object-oriented programming:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multiméthode |
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 multimethod come from?
From multi- + method.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).