metaclass
noun
metaclass is spelled M-E-T-A-C-L-A-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaclass means “A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metaclass is metaclasses.
How many letters and syllables are in metaclass?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-A-C-L-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 metaclass?
Metaclass appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
What rhymes with metaclass?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as metaclass.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: classmate.
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 metaclass
- metaclasses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaclass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A class that serves as a template for other classes rather than objects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metaclass in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense object-oriented programming:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métaclasse |
| German | Metaklasse |
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 metaclass come from?
From meta- + class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).