metacarpus
noun
metacarpus is spelled M-E-T-A-C-A-R-P-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metacarpus means “The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metacarpus is metacarpi.
How many letters and syllables are in metacarpus?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-C-A-R-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is metacarpus?
Metacarpus appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 metacarpus?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-metacarpus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metacarpus
- metacarpi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metacarpus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metacarpus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense five bones of the palm:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métacarpe |
| German | Mittelhand |
| Portuguese | metacarpo |
| Spanish | metacarpo |
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.