metamorphosieren

[metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən]

/[metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“metamorphosieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die äußere Form/Gestalt ändern

Corpus desk

Index DE-metamorphosieren · metamorphosieren · German

metamorphosieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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.

Key facts for metamorphosieren
PropertyValue
Headwordmetamorphosieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „metamorphosieren“ im Deutschen

metamorphosierenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metamorphosieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die äußere Form/Gestalt ändern".

Zero misspellings are on record for metamorphosieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is metamorphosieren, spelled M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-O-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die äußere Form/Gestalt ändern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einige Amphibien durchlaufen ein verlängertes Larvenstadium oder metamorphosieren gar nicht.
  2. „Die Objektivierung des Ich geschieht in diesem Fall durch bewusste, mithin freie Tätigkeiten, womit ‚Ich sich selbst in das Objekt metamorphosiere‘.“

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metamorphosieren"?
"metamorphosieren" is spelled M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-O-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən].
What does "metamorphosieren" mean?
As a verb, "metamorphosieren" means: die äußere Form/Gestalt ändern
How do you pronounce "metamorphosieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metamorphosieren" is [metamɔʁfoˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metamorphosieren" come from?
"metamorphosieren" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list