métabolisme

/\me.ta.bɔ.lism\/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,489

in French word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

métabolisme is aFrenchnoun. It means: Ensemble des transformations moléculaires et des transferts d’énergie qui se déroulent de manière ininterrompue dans la cellule ou l’organisme vivant. C’est un processus ordonné, qui fait interveni... Pronounced \me.ta.bɔ.lism\. Often confused with métabolique.

Key facts for métabolisme
PropertyValue
Headwordmétabolisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ta.bɔ.lism\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,489
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of métabolisme in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for métabolisme is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \me.ta.bɔ.lism\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,489 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for métabolisme, with forms such as "metabolisme", "mmétabolisme", and "mtéabolisme". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "métabolique", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is métabolisme, spelled M-É-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des transformations moléculaires et des transferts d’énergie qui se déroulent de manière ininterrompue dans la cellule ou l’organisme vivant. C’est un processus ordonné, qui fait intervenir des processus de dégradation (catabolisme) et de synthèse organique (anabolisme).
  2. 2
    Ensemble des transformations et mouvements dans un environnement urbain.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: metabolisme,mmétabolisme,mtéabolisme,méatbolisme,métabbolisme,métabloisme,métaboilsme,métabolimse,métabolisem,métabolismme,métabolissme,métabollisme,métabolsime,métaoblisme,métbaolisme,méttabolisme,émtabolisme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for métabolisme

Misspelling Variants of "métabolisme"

metabolisme11mmétabolisme12mtéabolisme11méatbolisme11métabbolisme12métabloisme11métaboilsme11métabolimse11
Misspelling Variants of "métabolisme"

Frequency rank: #17,489 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "métabolisme"?
"métabolisme" is spelled M-É-T-A-B-O-L-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ta.bɔ.lism\.
What does "métabolisme" mean?
As a noun, "métabolisme" means: Ensemble des transformations moléculaires et des transferts d’énergie qui se déroulent de manière ininterrompue dans la cellule ou l’organisme vivant. C’est un processus ordonné, qui fait interveni...
What words are commonly confused with "métabolisme"?
"métabolisme" is commonly confused with "métabolique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "métabolisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "métabolisme" is \me.ta.bɔ.lism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "métabolisme" come from?
"métabolisme" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: 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.