metafase
[met̪aˈfase]
The verdict
“metafase” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis que sucede a la profase. En esta los cromosomas condensados, que llevan la información genética, se alinean en el centro de la célula an...
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Index ES-metafase · metafase · Spanish
metafase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | metafase |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [met̪aˈfase] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “metafase” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
metafase is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [met̪aˈfase]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis que sucede a la profase. En esta los cromosomas condensados, que llevan la información genética, se alinean en el centro de la célula an...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for metafase, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is metafase, spelled M-E-T-A-F-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Fase de la división celular del tipo mitosis y de la meiosis que sucede a la profase. En esta los cromosomas condensados, que llevan la información genética, se alinean en el centro de la célula antes de separarse en dos células hijas.
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