morph
/mɔː(ɹ)f/noun, verb
morph is spelled M-O-R-P-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morph means “A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morph is morphs.
How many letters and syllables are in morph?
| Letters | 5: M-O-R-P-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is morph?
Morph appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 morph?
- /mɔː(ɹ)f/
Morph has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-morph.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of morph
- morphs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- morphing participle, present
- morphed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morph mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
- 2
An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.
- 3
A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.
- 4
A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.
- 5
slangMorphine.
- 6
A hermaphrodite, an intersex person.
verb
- 1
colloquialTo change shape, from one form to another, through computer animation.
- 2
To shapeshift.
- 3
To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Morph in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | morph , Morphe , -morph |
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 morph come from?
Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).