# multiplication

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #20,713

## Definitions
1. The process of computing the sum of an addition with one and the same number a specified number of times (i.e. 4 times 5 = [0 +] 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20) or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
2. A calculation involving multiplication.
3. The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French multiplicacion, from Latin multiplicatio, multiplicationem; ~equivalent to multiplicate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (22)
`mlutiplication`, `mmultiplication`, `mulitplication`, `mulltiplication`, `multilpication`, `multipilcation`, `multiplciation`, `multipliaction`, `multiplicaiton`, `multiplicasion`, `multiplicatino`, `multiplicationn`, `multiplicatoin`, `multiplicattion`, `multipliccation`, `multiplictaion`, `multipllication`, `multipplication`, `multpilication`, `multtiplication`, `mutliplication`, `umltiplication`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/multiplication