multipurpose
/mʌltipɝpəs/
"multipurpose" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multipurpose” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,890
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multipurpose · multipurpose · English
multipurpose · rank #30,890 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,890
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH Motherwell
Nearest frequency peer: Motherwell (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “multipurpose”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- monotonous
monotonous
69,114 corpus weight
- morbidity
morbidity
69,113 corpus weight
- Motherwell
Motherwell
69,112 corpus weight
- multipurpose
multipurpose
69,111 corpus weight
- Muscat
Muscat
69,110 corpus weight
- muttering
muttering
69,109 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “multipurpose” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multipurpose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /mʌltipɝpəs/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #30,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multipurpose” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around multipurpose (IPA /mʌltipɝpəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,890 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for multipurpose, with forms such as "mlutipurpose", "mmultipurpose", and "mulitpurpose". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + purpose. The correct English form is multipurpose, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-U-R-P-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.
Etymology
From multi- + purpose.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mlutipurpose
- mmultipurpose
- mulitpurpose
- mulltipurpose
- multippurpose
- multiprupose
- multipuprose
- multipuropse
- multipurpoes
- multipurposse
- multipurppose
- multipurpsoe
- multipurrpose
- multiuprpose
- multpiurpose
- multtipurpose
- mutlipurpose
- umltipurpose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multipurpose - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "multipurpose", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.