multistage
adjective
multistage is spelled M-U-L-T-I-S-T-A-G-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, multistage means “Having more than one step or phase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in multistage?
| Letters | 10: M-U-L-T-I-S-T-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 multistage?
Multistage appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 multistage?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-multistage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does multistage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having more than one step or phase.
- 2
Composed of multiple detachable parts.
The multistage rocket dropped off its first stage successfully rather than carrying the extra weight higher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multistage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense astronautics: of a rocket with detachable parts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multiétage |
| German | mehrstufig |
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 multistage come from?
From multi- + stage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).