metatarsus
/ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səs/noun
metatarsus is spelled M-E-T-A-T-A-R-S-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metatarsus means “The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metatarsus is metatarsi.
How many letters and syllables are in metatarsus?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-T-A-R-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 metatarsus?
Metatarsus appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 metatarsus?
- /ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metatarsus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metatarsus
- metatarsi plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metatarsus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metatarsus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of the foot between the toes and the ankle:
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 metatarsus come from?
Borrowed from Latin metatarsus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).