multiplicand
/ˌmʌltəplɪˈkænd/noun
multiplicand is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-A-N-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multiplicand means “A number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multiplicand is multiplicands.
How many letters and syllables are in multiplicand?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 multiplicand?
Multiplicand appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
How do you pronounce multiplicand?
- /ˌmʌltəplɪˈkænd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-multiplicand.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multiplicand
- multiplicands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multiplicand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A number that is to be multiplied by another (the multiplier).
In the expression 5 × 3, the "3" is the multiplicand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multiplicand in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense number that is to be multiplied by another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multiplicande |
| German | Multiplikand |
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.