multitool
noun
multitool is spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-O-O-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multitool means “A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multitool is multitools.
How many letters and syllables are in multitool?
| Letters | 9: M-U-L-T-I-T-O-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 multitool?
Multitool appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of multitool
- multitools plural
- multi-tool
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multitool mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.
Holonyms: EDC, everyday carry
- 2
A Swiss Army knife or similar tool.
- 3
Any of a class of folding or telescoping tools with a plier head as the central implement and with sets of peripheral implements (typically knife blades, screwdrivers, files, saws, can openers, bottle openers, scissors, and so on).
- 4
Any similar tool with some other central implement (such as shears) or with no central implement, but sharing the themes otherwise.
- 5
Any of a class of monolithic tools with various holes and edges that act as the multiple implements.
- 6
An oscillating power tool that can perform multiple functions with different attachments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multitool in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense portable hand tool:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Multifunktionswerkzeug |
| Spanish | multiherramienta |
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 multitool come from?
From multi- + tool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).