multiplexer
"multiplexer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multiplexer” is uncommon English (frequency #86,541 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,541
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multiplexer · multiplexer · English
multiplexer · rank #86,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,541
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mulgrave
Nearest frequency peer: Mulgrave (-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 “multiplexer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Muji
Muji
13,462 corpus weight
- Mulgrave
Mulgrave
13,461 corpus weight
- multiplexer
multiplexer
13,460 corpus weight
- muscarinic
muscarinic
13,458 corpus weight
- musick
musick
13,457 corpus weight
- Muzaffarnag…
Muzaffarnagar
13,456 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multiplexer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multiplexer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #86,541 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multiplexer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multiplexer is uncommon English at frequency #86,541 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for multiplexer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 multiplex + -er. The correct English form is multiplexer, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-E-X-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
- 2A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
Etymology
From multiplex + -er.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).