metempsicosis

[met̪ẽmsiˈkosis]

/[met̪ẽmsiˈkosis]/ noun

The verdict

“metempsicosis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doctrina religiosa y filosófica de varias escuelas orientales, y renovada por otras de Occidente, según la cual las almas transmigran después de la muerte a otros cuerpos más o menos perfectos, con...

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Index ES-metempsicosis · metempsicosis · Spanish

metempsicosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for metempsicosis
PropertyValue
Headwordmetempsicosis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[met̪ẽmsiˈkosis]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “metempsicosis” en español

metempsicosisqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

metempsicosis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [met̪ẽmsiˈkosis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Doctrina religiosa y filosófica de varias escuelas orientales, y renovada por otras de Occidente, según la cual las almas transmigran después de la muerte a otros cuerpos más o menos perfectos, con...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for metempsicosis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is metempsicosis, spelled M-E-T-E-M-P-S-I-C-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doctrina religiosa y filosófica de varias escuelas orientales, y renovada por otras de Occidente, según la cual las almas transmigran después de la muerte a otros cuerpos más o menos perfectos, conforme a los merecimientos alcanzados en la existencia anterior.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "metempsicosis"?
"metempsicosis" is spelled M-E-T-E-M-P-S-I-C-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [met̪ẽmsiˈkosis].
What does "metempsicosis" mean?
As a noun, "metempsicosis" means: Doctrina religiosa y filosófica de varias escuelas orientales, y renovada por otras de Occidente, según la cual las almas transmigran después de la muerte a otros cuerpos más o menos perfectos, con...
How do you pronounce "metempsicosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "metempsicosis" is [met̪ẽmsiˈkosis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "metempsicosis" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list