metensomatosis

noun

"metensomatosis" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“metensomatosis” 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) - A change of body by the soul, reincarnation, metempsychosis.

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Index EN-metensomatosis · metensomatosis · English

metensomatosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for metensomatosis
PropertyValue
Headwordmetensomatosis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “metensomatosis” in English

metensomatosissits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metensomatosis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for metensomatosis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μετενσωμᾰ́τωσῐς (metensōmắtōsĭs). The correct English form is metensomatosis, spelled M-E-T-E-N-S-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A change of body by the soul, reincarnation, metempsychosis.
  2. 2
    The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of another.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετενσωμᾰ́τωσῐς (metensōmắtōsĭs).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metensomatosis"?
"metensomatosis" is spelled M-E-T-E-N-S-O-M-A-T-O-S-I-S.
What does "metensomatosis" mean?
As a noun, "metensomatosis" means: A change of body by the soul, reincarnation, metempsychosis.
What is the origin of the word "metensomatosis"?
From Ancient Greek μετενσωμᾰ́τωσῐς (metensōmắtōsĭs). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list