metempsychosis
/mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/
"metempsychosis" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“metempsychosis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
Corpus desk
Index EN-metempsychosis · metempsychosis · English
metempsychosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | metempsychosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “metempsychosis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
metempsychosis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for metempsychosis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis). The correct English form is metempsychosis, spelled M-E-T-E-M-P-S-Y-C-H-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how metempsychosis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pythagoras borrowed Metempsychosis of the Ægyptians, but since, it hath been received of divers Nations, and especially of our Druides[…].
The Fates that are so careful to shut the doors of each successive life behind us had, in this case, been neglectful, and Charlie was looking, though that he did not know, where never man had been permitted to look with full knowledge since Time began. Above all he was absolutely ignorant of the knowledge sold to me for five pounds; and he would retain th…
Etymology
From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.