multitudinous
/ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/
"multitudinous" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multitudinous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-multitudinous · multitudinous · English
multitudinous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multitudinous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “multitudinous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
multitudinous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for multitudinous, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin multitūdin- (the oblique stem of multitūdō (“great number (of people), multitude”)) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Multitūdō is d… The correct English form is multitudinous, spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-U-D-I-N-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.
- 2Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
- 3Comprising a large number of features or parts; manifold, multiple, myriad; also, having a large number of forms.
- 4Of a body of water, the sea, etc.: huge, vast; also, having innumerable ripples.
- 5Followed by with: crowded with many people or things.
- 6Of or relating to the multitude (“common people; masses”).
- 7Very fruitful or productive; prolific.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how multitudinous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The great impoſtume of the realme vvas dravvne / Euen to a head: the multitudinous ſpavvne / VVas the corruption, vvhich did make it ſvvell / VVith hop'd ſedition (the burnt ſeed of hell.)
There vvas alſo another parting ſpeach, vvhich vvas to haue been preſented in the perſon of a youth, and accompanied vvith diuerſe Gentlemens yonger ſonnes of the Countrey, but by reaſon of the Multitudinous preſſe, vvas alſo hindred.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin multitūdin- (the oblique stem of multitūdō (“great number (of people), multitude”)) + English -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically an abundance)). Multitūdō is derived from multus (“many; much”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to be late; to worry”)) + -tūdō (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition or state). By surface analysis, multitude + -in- (interfix used before Latinate suffixes appended to nouns ending with -itude or -tude) + -ous.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.