metastability
noun
metastability is spelled M-E-T-A-S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metastability means “An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metastability is metastabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in metastability?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-A-S-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 metastability?
Metastability appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 metastability
- metastabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metastability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metastability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unstable but potentially long-lived state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métastabilité |
| German | Metastabilität |
| Spanish | metaestabilidad |
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 metastability come from?
From meta- + stability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).