Metathese
[metaˈteːzə]
The verdict
“Metathese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten im Wort
Corpus desk
Index DE-metathese · Metathese · German
Metathese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Metathese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [metaˈteːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Metathese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Metathese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [metaˈteːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten im Wort".
No misspelling variants are generated for Metathese in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Metathese, spelled M-E-T-A-T-H-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten im Wort
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Metathese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bei einer Metathese werden zwei Laute miteinander vertauscht, der eine springt um den anderen herum.“
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.