metaphysis
/məˈtæfɪsɪs/noun
metaphysis is spelled M-E-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaphysis means “The part of a long bone that grows during development” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metaphysis is metaphyses.
How many letters and syllables are in metaphysis?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is metaphysis?
Metaphysis appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 metaphysis?
- /məˈtæfɪsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metaphysis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with metaphysis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as metaphysis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sympathise.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of metaphysis
- metaphyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaphysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of a long bone that grows during development.
- 2
Change of form; transformation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metaphysis come from?
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth”), equivalent to meta- + -physis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).