multitudes

noun

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"multitudes" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“multitudes” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,776
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of multitude

Corpus desk

Index EN-multitudes · multitudes · English

multitudes · rank #41,776 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,776
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH muffler

Nearest frequency peer: muffler (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “multitudes”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “multitudes” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

multitudes vs multitude
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for multitudes
PropertyValue
Headwordmultitudes
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,776
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “multitudes”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).multitudeslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “muffler” (#41,775), “muff” (#41,774), “Moynihan” (#41,773). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “multitudes” is #41,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around multitudes, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,776 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for multitudes, with forms such as "mlutitudes", "mmultitudes", and "mulittudes". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "multitude", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is multitudes, spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-U-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of multitude
  2. 2
    The mass of ordinary people; the populous or the masses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how multitudes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Last October she turned up at the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights pushing the wheelchair of a friend in the people with AIDS contingent and speaking to the queer multitudes at the post-March rally.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlutitudes
  • mmultitudes
  • mulittudes
  • mulltitudes
  • multitdues
  • multittudes
  • multituddes
  • multitudess
  • multitudse
  • multitueds
  • multiutdes
  • multtitudes
  • multtiudes
  • mutlitudes
  • umltitudes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multitudes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

mlutitudes2mmultitudes1mulittudes2mulltitudes1multitdues2multittudes1multituddes1multitudess1
Edit distance from "multitudes"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multitudes"?
"multitudes" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-U-D-E-S.
What does "multitudes" mean?
As a noun, "multitudes" means: plural of multitude
What words are commonly confused with "multitudes"?
"multitudes" is commonly confused with "multitude". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "multitudes" come from?
"multitudes" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "multitudes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list