métasome

\me.ta.zom\

/\me.ta.zom\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tagme ou segment le plus postérieur du corps des insectes, comprenant ce qu'on appelle aussi ordinairement l'abdomen, et qui comprend la plus grande partie des systèmes respiratoire, circulatoire, ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-metasome · métasome · French

métasome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 métasome
PropertyValue
Headwordmétasome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\me.ta.zom\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « métasome » en français

métasomen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

métasome is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.ta.zom\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for métasome in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is métasome, spelled M-É-T-A-S-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tagme ou segment le plus postérieur du corps des insectes, comprenant ce qu'on appelle aussi ordinairement l'abdomen, et qui comprend la plus grande partie des systèmes respiratoire, circulatoire, digestif, et reproducteur.
  2. 2
    Chez les lophophoriens, structure postérieure du corps de l'animal, située sous le mésosome, consistant en une gaine cylindrique rigide abritant le métacoelome qui contient la plupart des organes vitaux de l'animal et dont l'extrémité est une ampoule de fixation pour l'implantation sur le substrat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chez les abeilles adultes, il est principalement localisé au niveau des surfaces internes dorsale et ventrale du métasome.

This word in other languages

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 "métasome"?
"métasome" is spelled M-É-T-A-S-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ta.zom\.
What does "métasome" mean?
As a noun, "métasome" means: Tagme ou segment le plus postérieur du corps des insectes, comprenant ce qu'on appelle aussi ordinairement l'abdomen, et qui comprend la plus grande partie des systèmes respiratoire, circulatoire, ...
How do you pronounce "métasome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "métasome" is \me.ta.zom\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "métasome" come from?
"métasome" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list