physis
noun
physis is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, physis means “Nature, as contrasted with law or custom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of physis is physes.
How many letters and syllables are in physis?
| Letters | 6: P-H-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 physis?
Physis appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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).
Forms of physis
- physes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does physis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.
- 2
The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Physis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nature, as contrasted with law or custom:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | physis |
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 physis come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).