multitude
\myl.ti.tyd\
The verdict
“multitude” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,344. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,344
- frequency rank, French
- 5,038
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand nombre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-multitude · multitude · French
multitude · rank #7,344 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #7,344
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,038
- PHOTO-FINISH missiles
Nearest frequency peer: missiles (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “multitude”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- maîtriser
maîtriser
92,660 corpus weight
- meurs
meurs
92,659 corpus weight
- missiles
missiles
92,658 corpus weight
- multitude
multitude
92,657 corpus weight
- métaux
métaux
92,655 corpus weight
- Nathan
Nathan
92,654 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “multitude” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multitude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \myl.ti.tyd\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,344 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multitude” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around multitude (IPA \myl.ti.tyd\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,344 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for multitude, with forms such as "mlutitude", "mmultitude", and "mulittude". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "multitudes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is multitude, spelled M-U-L-T-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Grand nombre.
- 2La masse du peuple.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how multitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les vestiges du culte primitif et du druidisme sont assez rares, grâce au zèle des chrétiens des premiers siècles, qui renversèrent, brisèrent et enfouirent une multitude de pierres-fittes.
Ce gouvernement était fédératif ; c'est-à-dire que la Gaule était divisée en une multitude de petits états indépendants, ayant leur vie propre, et ne se rattachant les uns aux autres que par une association peu étroite.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mlutitude
- mmultitude
- mulittude
- mulltitude
- multitdue
- multittude
- multitudde
- multitued
- multiutde
- multtitude
- multtiude
- mutlitude
- umltitude
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of multitude - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "multitudes". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #7,344 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.