métaphysique
French, noun\me.ta.fi.zik\
métaphysique is spelled M-É-T-A-P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written French, the 14,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Métaphysique is a French feminine noun meaning “metaphysics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of métaphysiquer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de la philosophie qui traite des premiers principes de nos connaissances et des idées universelles”.
What does métaphysique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
metaphysical
noun
- 1
femininemetaphysics
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie de la philosophie qui traite des premiers principes de nos connaissances et des idées universelles.
adjective: 1. Qui relève de la métaphysique. 2. Qui a un caractère particulièrement abstrait.
adjective: 1. Qui a pris un caractère trop métaphysique.
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 métaphysique
- métaphysiques plural
- métaphysiqués plural masculine
- métaphysiquée singular feminine
- métaphysiquées plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce métaphysique?
- \me.ta.fi.zik\
- \me.ta.fi.zi.ke\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to métaphysique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is métaphysique in French?
métaphysique appears 3.4 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).