métamorphose
French, noun
métamorphose is spelled M-É-T-A-M-O-R-P-H-O-S-E (12 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Métamorphose is a French feminine noun meaning “metamorphosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of métamorphoser. With an accent, métamorphosé is a different word: “past participle of métamorphoser”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Transformation, changement d’une forme en une autre”.
What does métamorphose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetamorphosis
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of métamorphoser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Transformation, changement d’une forme en une autre. 2. Changement de cette nature opérés par les dieux dans la mythologie grecque et latine. 3. Changement de forme qu’on observe dans le plus grand nombre des insectes et dans quelques autres animaux, tels que les grenouilles. 4. Changement extérieur d’une personne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of métamorphose
- métamorphoses plural
- métamorphosée feminine
- métamorphosés masculine plural
- métamorphosées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to métamorphose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is métamorphose in French?
métamorphose appears 2.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).