multiplier

\myl.ti.pli.je\

/\myl.ti.pli.je\/ verb

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The verdict

“multiplier” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,353
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmenter le nombre, la quantité des êtres ou des choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-multiplier · multiplier · French

multiplier · rank #9,353 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,353
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH moreau

Nearest frequency peer: moreau (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « multiplier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « multiplier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

multiplier vs multipliés
80% similar
multiplier vs multiple
80% similar
multiplier vs multiples
80% similar

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

Key facts for multiplier
PropertyValue
Headwordmultiplier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\myl.ti.pli.je\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,353
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « multiplier »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).multiplierse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « moreau » (#9,352), « musicales » (#9,354), « moquer » (#9,351). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « multiplier » est au #9,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around multiplier (IPA \myl.ti.pli.je\), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,353 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for multiplier, with forms such as "mlutiplier", "mmultiplier", and "mulitplier". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "multipliés", "multiple", "multiples", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is multiplier, spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Augmenter le nombre, la quantité des êtres ou des choses.
  2. 2
    Faire en grand nombre.
  3. 3
    Répéter un nombre autant de fois qu’il y a d’unités dans un autre nombre donné.
  4. 4
    Augmenter en nombre par voie de génération.
  5. 5
    Se reproduire.
  6. 6
    Mener plusieurs occupations simultanément, sembler être partout à la fois, en parlant de quelqu’un qui est fort actif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] en 1250, on voit encore les dominicains faire la chasse aux livres juifs. Tracasseries et saisies se multiplient. Aussi les écoles talmudiques se disloquent-elles.
  2. En 1845, New York s’ébaudissait devant le squelette dHydrargos, « le grand serpent des mers », long de 34 mètres. Albert Koch, qui exhibait sous ce nom le cétacé fossile Basilosaurus, avait pris soin de l’allonger ''en multipliant ses vertèbres, et l’imposteur fit fortune.

This word in other languages

multiply(English)multiplicar(Español)vermehren(Deutsch)multiplicar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mlutiplier
  • mmultiplier
  • mulitplier
  • mulltiplier
  • multilpier
  • multipiler
  • multipleir
  • multiplierr
  • multiplire
  • multipllier
  • multipplier
  • multpilier
  • multtiplier
  • mutliplier
  • umltiplier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multiplier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mlutiplier2mmultiplier1mulitplier2mulltiplier1multilpier2multipiler2multipleir2multiplierr1
Edit distance from "multiplier"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "multiplier"?
"multiplier" is spelled M-U-L-T-I-P-L-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \myl.ti.pli.je\.
What does "multiplier" mean?
As a verb, "multiplier" means: Augmenter le nombre, la quantité des êtres ou des choses.
What words are commonly confused with "multiplier"?
"multiplier" is commonly confused with "multipliés", "multiple", "multiples". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "multiplier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "multiplier" is \myl.ti.pli.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "multiplier" come from?
"multiplier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French 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).

impressions15 variantsidéologique15 variantsfondations15 variantscyclistes15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list