metasearch
noun, verb
metasearch is spelled M-E-T-A-S-E-A-R-C-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metasearch means “A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metasearch is metasearches.
How many letters and syllables are in metasearch?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-S-E-A-R-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 metasearch?
Metasearch appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 metasearch?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-metasearch.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metasearch
- metasearches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- metasearching participle, present
- metasearched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metasearch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
- 2
An individual search operation of this kind.
verb
- 1
To perform a search of this kind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metasearch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense search technology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Metasuche |
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 metasearch come from?
From meta- + search.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).