multiplicity
/ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪti/noun
multiplicity is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multiplicity means “The state of being made of multiple diverse elements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multiplicity is multiplicities.
How many letters and syllables are in multiplicity?
| Letters | 12: M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is multiplicity?
Multiplicity appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 multiplicity?
- /ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪti/
Multiplicity has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-multiplicity.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-multiplicity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multiplicity
- multiplicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multiplicity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.
- 2
A large indeterminate number.
- 3
The number of values for which a given condition holds.
- 4
The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship.
- 5
The number of microstates associated with a given macrostate.
- 6
The condition whereby a person displays or experiences multiple distinct personalities or selves in one body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multiplicity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being made of multiple diverse elements:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multiplicité |
| German | Multiplizität |
| Portuguese | multiplicidade |
| Spanish | multiplicidad |
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.
Where does multiplicity come from?
Derived from Latin multiplicitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).