métamorphique

\me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\

/\me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\/ adj

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The verdict

“métamorphique” is uncommon French (frequency #88,919 among 202,672 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,919
frequency rank, French
202,672
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a été profondément modifié dans sa structure (par la pression ou la température), en parlant d’une roche, d’un terrain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-metamorphique · métamorphique · French

métamorphique · rank #88,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,919
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 202,672
  • PHOTO-FINISH métallisée

Nearest frequency peer: métallisée (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “métamorphique”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “métamorphique” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for métamorphique
PropertyValue
Headwordmétamorphique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “métamorphique” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). métamorphique lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

métamorphique is uncommon French at frequency #88,919 among 202,672 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a été profondément modifié dans sa structure (par la pression ou la température), en parlant d’une roche, d’un terrain.".

métamorphique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 French form is métamorphique, spelled M-É-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a été profondément modifié dans sa structure (par la pression ou la température), en parlant d’une roche, d’un terrain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how métamorphique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans notre dition, les grès werféniens reposent directement et sans métamorphisme soit sur les roches éruptives et métamorphiques du Culm (Ecromagny), soit, de Lantenot au Rocheret, sur les terrains permiens […]
  2. Ce n’est bien sûr pas le cas, puisque la surface de la Terre est dynamique : ces roches – comme la plupart de celles de l’Archéen – ont subi des transformations métamorphiques.

This word in other languages

metamorphic(English)metamórfico(Español)metamorphes(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "métamorphique"?
"métamorphique" is spelled M-É-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\.
What does "métamorphique" mean?
As an adjective, "métamorphique" means: Qui a été profondément modifié dans sa structure (par la pression ou la température), en parlant d’une roche, d’un terrain.
How do you pronounce "métamorphique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "métamorphique" is \me.ta.mɔʁ.fik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "métamorphique" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "métamorphique", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list