metacarpal
met·a·car·pal/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/adjective, noun
metacarpal is spelled M-E-T-A-C-A-R-P-A-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables (met·a·car·pal). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, metacarpal means “Of the metacarpus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metacarpal?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-C-A-R-P-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: met·a·car·pal |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is metacarpal?
Metacarpal appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce metacarpal?
- UK /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/
- US /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/
- Australia /ˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/
Metacarpal has 4 syllables, split met·a·car·pal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ookap-metacarpal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with metacarpal?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as metacarpal from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹpəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of metacarpal
- metacarpals plural
- metacarpalia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metacarpal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the metacarpus.
noun
- 1
Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metacarpal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métacarpien , métacarpe |
| Portuguese | metacarpal , metacárpico, metacarpiano |
| Spanish | metacarpiano |
| German | Mittelhandknochen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does metacarpal come from?
From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).