métempsycose
\me.tɑ̃.psi.koz\
The verdict
“métempsycose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transmigration d’une âme d’un corps dans un autre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-metempsycose · métempsycose · French
métempsycose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | métempsycose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \me.tɑ̃.psi.koz\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « métempsycose » en français
Rare enough to double-check
métempsycose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \me.tɑ̃.psi.koz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transmigration d’une âme d’un corps dans un autre.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for métempsycose, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is métempsycose, spelled M-É-T-E-M-P-S-Y-C-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Transmigration d’une âme d’un corps dans un autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how métempsycose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est pour cela que que je ne puis me lasser de louer le coq de Lucien, qui, par le moyen de la métempsycose, avait été philosophe dans la personne de Pythagore.
Je passe les miracles qui l’accompagnèrent ; du reste, ce qui parut un évènement fort simple dans les idées de la métempsycose indienne, le prince et le lama se reconnurent pour s’être autrefois rencontrés dans une existence antérieure.
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.