metaestable
[met̪aesˈt̪aβ̞le]
The verdict
“metaestable” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de un proceso o sistema: que alcanzó un equilibrio endeble y que es suceptible de desplazarse hacia otro equilibrio más estable ante la mínima perturbación.
Corpus desk
Index ES-metaestable · metaestable · Spanish
metaestable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | metaestable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [met̪aesˈt̪aβ̞le] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “metaestable” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
metaestable is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [met̪aesˈt̪aβ̞le]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de un proceso o sistema: que alcanzó un equilibrio endeble y que es suceptible de desplazarse hacia otro equilibrio más estable ante la mínima perturbación.".
No misspelling variants are generated for metaestable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is metaestable, spelled M-E-T-A-E-S-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un proceso o sistema: que alcanzó un equilibrio endeble y que es suceptible de desplazarse hacia otro equilibrio más estable ante la mínima perturbación.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.