metaplasia
noun
metaplasia is spelled M-E-T-A-P-L-A-S-I-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaplasia means “The conversion of one type of tissue into another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metaplasia is metaplasias.
How many letters and syllables are in metaplasia?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-P-L-A-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 metaplasia?
Metaplasia appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 metaplasia
- metaplasias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaplasia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metaplasia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense conversion of one type of tissue into another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métaplasie |
| German | Metaplasie |
| Spanish | metaplasia |
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.