metafictional
adjective
metafictional is spelled M-E-T-A-F-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-L: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, metafictional means “Of, relating to, or being metafiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metafictional?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-A-F-I-C-T-I-O-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 metafictional?
Metafictional appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 does metafictional mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, relating to, or being metafiction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metafictional in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, relating to, or being metafiction:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | metafiktional |
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.