metacognition
noun
metacognition is spelled M-E-T-A-C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metacognition means “The act of thinking about thinking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metacognition is metacognitions.
How many letters and syllables are in metacognition?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-A-C-O-G-N-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 metacognition?
Metacognition appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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).
Forms of metacognition
- metacognitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metacognition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of thinking about thinking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metacognition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thinking about thinking:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métacognition |
| German | Metakognition |
| Portuguese | metacognição |
| Spanish | metacognición |
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.