multiplicative
/ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/
"multiplicative" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multiplicative” is uncommon English (frequency #51,268 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,268
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to multiplication.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multiplicative · multiplicative · English
multiplicative · rank #51,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,268
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mulled
Nearest frequency peer: mulled (-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 “multiplicative”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mouton
mouton
48,736 corpus weight
- muggy
muggy
48,735 corpus weight
- mulled
mulled
48,734 corpus weight
- multiplicat…
multiplicative
48,733 corpus weight
- muting
muting
48,732 corpus weight
- namespace
namespace
48,729 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multiplicative” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multiplicative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #51,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multiplicative” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multiplicative is uncommon English at frequency #51,268 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for multiplicative, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”). The correct English form is multiplicative, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to multiplication.
- 2Distributive over multiplication.
- 3Having multiplication as an operator.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how multiplicative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Matrix determinants are multiplicative; if A and B are square matrices of the same size, then #92;mbox#123;det#125;(AB)#61;#92;mbox#123;det#125;(A)#92;,#92;mbox#123;det#125;(B).
Etymology
From 6th-century Latin multiplicativus, from Classical Latin multiplicāre (“to multiply”).
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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