metensomatosis
"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.
Corpus desk
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
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 | metensomatosis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “metensomatosis” in English
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
- 1A change of body by the soul, reincarnation, metempsychosis.
- 2The 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.