metatextual
adjective
metatextual is spelled M-E-T-A-T-E-X-T-U-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, metatextual means “Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metatextual?
| Letters | 11: M-E-T-A-T-E-X-T-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 metatextual?
Metatextual appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 metatextual
- more metatextual comparative
- most metatextual superlative
- meta-textual
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metatextual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Constituting self-referential text (text about the text); for example, as mentioned earlier herein.
- 2
Of or pertaining to metatextuality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metatextual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pentaining to metatextuality:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | metatextuell |
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 metatextual come from?
From meta- + textual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).