metagame
noun, verb
metagame is spelled M-E-T-A-G-A-M-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metagame means “A game about games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metagame is metagames.
How many letters and syllables are in metagame?
| Letters | 8: M-E-T-A-G-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 metagame?
Metagame appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 metagame
- metagames plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- metagaming participle, present
- metagamed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metagame mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game about games.
Nomic is a metagame in which players can modify the rules as part of gameplay.
- 2
The exploitation of the rules etc. of some other game, at a higher level than simply playing the game normally; a game outside or peripheral to the actual gameplay.
- 3
The conventions of a gaming community; the characters, weapons, techniques, etc, which are currently considered most viable in multiplayer gameplay, and the best practices for using them.
verb
- 1
Of a roleplayer, to make use of knowledge while roleplaying that they learned out of character, which their character does not know; often considered a form of cheating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate metagame?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of metagame: meta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metagame in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense game based on exploiting the rules of another game:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métagame, méta-jeu |
| Portuguese | metajogo |
| Spanish | metajuego |
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 metagame come from?
From meta- + game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).