metamorphism
/mɛtəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/noun
metamorphism is spelled M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metamorphism means “The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metamorphism is metamorphisms.
How many letters and syllables are in metamorphism?
| Letters | 12: M-E-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 metamorphism?
Metamorphism appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 metamorphism?
- UK /mɛtəˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metamorphism
- metamorphisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metamorphism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
- 2
The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
- 3
Any dramatic change from one thing to another
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metamorphism come from?
From metamorphosis + -ism, after French métamorphisme.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).