multiverse
/ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/noun
multiverse is spelled M-U-L-T-I-V-E-R-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, multiverse means “The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of multiverse is multiverses.
How many letters and syllables are in multiverse?
| Letters | 10: M-U-L-T-I-V-E-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 multiverse?
Multiverse appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 multiverse?
- UK /ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs/
- UK /ˈmʌltiːˌvɜ(ɹ)s/
- US /ˈmʌltəˌvɝs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-multiverse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of multiverse
- multiverses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does multiverse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
- 2
The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.
Our universe is a very small part of the multiverse.
- 3
The different canons, continuities or timelines of a fictional property, considered as a whole.
In the DC multiverse, our reality is called "Earth-33". But in the Marvel multiverse, it's "Earth-1218".
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of multiverse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Multiverse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hypothetical group of all possible universes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | multivers |
| German | Multiversum |
| Portuguese | multiverso |
| Spanish | multiverso |
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 multiverse come from?
First appeared c. 1895. Blend of multiple + universe, coined by American philosopher William James. By surface analysis, multi- + -verse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).