multinational

adj

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"multinational" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“multinational” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,765
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country).

Corpus desk

Index EN-multinational · multinational · English

multinational · rank #13,765 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,765
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH multimedia

Nearest frequency peer: multimedia (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “multinational”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “multinational” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for multinational
PropertyValue
Headwordmultinational
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#13,765
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “multinational”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).multinationallands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “multimedia” (#13,764), “MRI” (#13,763), “moderately” (#13,762). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “multinational” is #13,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around multinational, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,765 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for multinational, with forms such as "mlutinational", "mmultinational", and "mulitnational". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + national. The correct English form is multinational, spelled M-U-L-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country).
  2. 2
    Operating, or having subsidiary companies in multiple countries (especially more than two).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how multinational appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. AS a young student at the multinational Aramco school in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Fadi Jaber, a son of Palestinian refugees, always preferred his American classmates’ cupcakes, brownies and chocolate chip cookies to his mother’s pastries: knafah, qatayef and baklawah.
  2. By operating within many nations, but ouside them at the same time, multinational firms create possibilities of change even in the world political structure

Etymology

From multi- + national.

This word in other languages

multinacional(Español)multinational(Français)multinational(Deutsch)multinacional(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlutinational
  • mmultinational
  • mulitnational
  • mulltinational
  • multiantional
  • multinaitonal
  • multinatinoal
  • multinatioanl
  • multinationall
  • multinationla
  • multinationnal
  • multinatoinal
  • multinattional
  • multinnational
  • multintaional
  • multniational
  • multtinational
  • mutlinational
  • umltinational

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multinational - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mlutinational2mmultinational1mulitnational2mulltinational1multiantional2multinaitonal2multinatinoal2multinatioanl2
Edit distance from "multinational"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multinational"?
"multinational" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.
What does "multinational" mean?
As an adjective, "multinational" means: Of, or involving more than two nations (externally between countries or internally in a country).
What are common misspellings of "multinational"?
Common misspellings include "mlutinational", "mmultinational", "mulitnational", "mulltinational", "multiantional". The correct spelling is "multinational".
What is the origin of the word "multinational"?
From multi- + national. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "multinational", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list