multiplier
mul·ti·pli·er[ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ɚ]noun
multiplier is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables (mul·ti·pli·er). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multiplier means “One who multiplies or causes something to increase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multiplier is multipliers.
How many letters and syllables are in multiplier?
| Letters | 10: M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mul·ti·pli·er |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd 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 multiplier?
Multiplier appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 multiplier?
- /ˈmʌltɪˌplaɪəɹ/
- UK [ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ə(ɹ)]
- US [ˈmʌɫ.tɪˌplaɪ.ɚ]
Multiplier has 4 syllables, split mul·ti·pli·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-multiplier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multiplier
- multipliers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multiplier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who multiplies or causes something to increase.
- 2
A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
In the expression 5 × 7, the "5" is a multiplier.
- 3
An adjective indicating the number of times something is to be multiplied.
English multipliers include "double" and "triple".
- 4
A ratio used to estimate total economic effect for a variety of economic activities.
- 5
Any of several devices used to enhance a signal
- 6
obsoletea coil; when Johann Schweigger in 1820 invented the electric coil, increasing the electro-magnetic field from a single wire, this invention was called a multiplier.
- 7
A multiplier onion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multiplier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense number:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multiplicateur |
| German | Multiplikator |
| Portuguese | multiplicador |
| Spanish | multiplicador |
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 multiplier come from?
From multiply + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).