metatarsalgia
noun
metatarsalgia is spelled M-E-T-A-T-A-R-S-A-L-G-I-A: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metatarsalgia means “Pain in the region of the metatarsals; inflammation of any of the five bones between the heel and the toes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metatarsalgia?
| Letters | 13: M-E-T-A-T-A-R-S-A-L-G-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 metatarsalgia?
Metatarsalgia appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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).
What does metatarsalgia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pain in the region of the metatarsals; inflammation of any of the five bones between the heel and the toes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metatarsalgia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense foot pain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métatarsalgie |
| Portuguese | metatarsalgia |
| Spanish | metatarsalgia, metatarsalgía |
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 metatarsalgia come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms metatars- + -algia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).