métasome
\me.ta.zom\
The verdict
“métasome” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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, ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | métasome |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.ta.zom\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “métasome” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for métasome is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \me.ta.zom\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Tagme 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.
- 2Chez 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.
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.
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Using “métasome”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is M-É-T-A-S-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \me.ta.zom\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.