multitâche
\myl.ti.tɑʃ\
The verdict
“multitâche” is uncommon French (frequency #67,716 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,716
- frequency rank, French
- 202,672
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit du mode de fonctionnement d’un ordinateur dont le système d’exploitation permet d’exécuter plusieurs programmes simultanément.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multitâche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \myl.ti.tɑʃ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #67,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multitâche” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
multitâche is uncommon French at frequency #67,716 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \myl.ti.tɑʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
multitâche has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is multitâche, spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-Â-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Se dit du mode de fonctionnement d’un ordinateur dont le système d’exploitation permet d’exécuter plusieurs programmes simultanément.
- 2Qui fait plusieurs choses à la fois.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “multitâche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-U-L-T-I-T-Â-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.