métamorphose
[me.ta.mɔʀ.foːz]
The verdict
“métamorphose” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Durchlaufen verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien bei gewissen Tieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-metamorphose · métamorphose · German
métamorphose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | métamorphose |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [me.ta.mɔʀ.foːz] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „métamorphose“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
métamorphose is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [me.ta.mɔʀ.foːz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Durchlaufen verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien bei gewissen Tieren".
métamorphose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is métamorphose, spelled M-É-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Durchlaufen verschiedener Entwicklungsstadien bei gewissen Tieren
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.