metaverse
met·uh·vurs/ˈmɛt.ə.vɝs/noun
metaverse is spelled M-E-T-A-V-E-R-S-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (met·uh·vurs). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaverse means “A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metaverse is metaverses.
How many letters and syllables are in metaverse?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-A-V-E-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: met·uh·vurs |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 metaverse?
Metaverse appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 metaverse?
- UK /ˈmɛt.ə.vɜːs/
- US /ˈmɛt.ə.vɝs/
- US [ˈmɛɾ.ə.vɝs]
Metaverse has 3 syllables, split met·uh·vurs in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metaverse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metaverse
- metaverses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metaverse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.
- 2
archaicA set or the composite of all universes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metaverse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hypothetical future Internet:
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 metaverse come from?
From meta- + (uni)verse. Analyzable as meta- + -verse. In the sci-fi sense coined by American science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in 1992.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).