metaphysician
noun
metaphysician is spelled M-E-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-C-I-A-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaphysician means “A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metaphysician is metaphysicians.
How many letters and syllables are in metaphysician?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-C-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 metaphysician?
Metaphysician appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 metaphysician
- metaphysicians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaphysician mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics.
Thomas Aquinas was a notable metaphysician.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metaphysician in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A philosopher who specializes in the scholarly study of metaphysics:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Metaphysiker, Metaphysikerin |
| Portuguese | metafísico, metafísica |
| Spanish | metafísico |
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 metaphysician come from?
From Middle English methafisicien, from methafisik on the model of fisicien or perhaps from rare and late Old French methafisicien.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).