Metathese
German, noun/metaˈteːzə/
Metathese is spelled M-E-T-A-T-H-E-S-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written German, the 313,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metathese is a German feminine noun meaning “metathesis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten im Wort”.
What does Metathese mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetathesis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten im Wort
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Metathese
- Metathesen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Metathese?
- /metaˈteːzə/
- [metaˈteːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Metathese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Metathese in German?
Metathese appears about once in every 29 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).