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Showing words for METATHESIS using the English dictionary
10 Letter Words for Metathesis
metathesis
9 Letter Words for Metathesis
athetesis, estimates, hematites, hesitates, semistate, steamiest
8 Letter Words for Metathesis
assiette, atheisms, atheists, esthesia, estimate, etatisme, etatisms, hastiest, hematite, hesitate, mashiest, mastiest, matheses, mathesis, meatiest, meshiest, misstate, mistaste, seamiest, shmattes, staithes, steamies, teatimes
7 Letter Words for Metathesis
aetites, amesite, ashiest, asteism, atheism, atheist, easiest, estates, etatism, heastes, hessite, hiemate, mashies, matiest, matisse, matties, meathes, mesetas, messiah, metates, metisse, misease, miseats, misseat, saithes, samiest, samites, seamset, semaise, semites, settima, shemite, shmatte, siamese, smeaths, smeeths, staithe, staiths, stashie, statism, steamie, taishes, tamises, tashmit, teatime, theisms, theists
6 Letter Words for Metathesis
amises, ashets, asseth, assith, astite, easies, emesis, emetia, estate, estats, hamite, hastes, heaste, heasts, heists, hemase, hestia, maises, maists, mashes, mashie, mathes, maties, mattes, mattie, meases, meathe, meaths, meiths, meseta, meshes, messet, metate, misate, miseat, missee, misset, saithe, saiths, samite, sattie, seames, seathe, seimas, semeia, semies, semita, semite, sesame, sestet, sestia, shames, sheets, shiest, siesta, sieths, sisham, sithes, sittee, smeath, smeeth, smethe, smites, smiths, staith, states, statim, steams, steems, stemes, stimes, stithe, tamest, tamise, tashes, tashie, tasset, tassie, tastes, taties, teaish, teaism, teases, teathe, teihte, temses, testas, testes, testis, thames, theism, theist, themas, themes, themis, theses, thesis, thetas, thetes, thetis, tithes, tmeses, tmesis, tsetse
5 Letter Words for Metathesis
ahems, amess, amies, amish, amiss, ashes, ashet, asset, atees, eases, easts, eathe, eemis, emits, etiam, haems, hames, haste, hates, hatte, hatti, heame, heast, heats, heist, hemes, hests, hetes, hiate, hiems, hists, ishes, isthm, items, maise, maist, mases, mashi, masse, masts, mates, mathe, matie, matis, matte, matti, mease, meath, meats, meeth, meets, meith, mesas, meses, messe, metae, metas, metes, meths, metis, mises, missa, mists, mites, mitts, sahme, saims, saist, saith, sames, satem, sates, satis, seame, seams, sease, seats, seems, seise, seism, semes, semie, semih, semis, sesma, sesti, setae, setts, shame, shams, sheas, sheat, sheet, shema, shets, shies, shims, shist, shita, shits, siest, sieth, simas, sites, sithe, sitta, smash, smees, smeth, smite, smith, smits, stash, state, stats, steam, steem, stema, steme, stems, stets, sties, stime, stite, stith, taise, taish, taits, tames, tamis, tasse, taste, tates, taths, tatie, teams, tease, teats, teems, teest, teeth, teise, temes, temse, testa, teste, tests, teths, thaim, thats, theat, thees, theet, theia, thema, theme, these, theta, thete, times, timet, tithe
4 Letter Words for Metathesis
ahem, aims, aith, aits, amie, amis, amit, asem, asse, assi, asst, ates, atis, atte, ease, east, eath, eats, emes, emit, eses, esse, ests, etas, etat, ethe, eths, haes, hait, hame, hami, hams, hast, hate, hats, hatt, heat, heme, hems, hest, hete, hets, hies, hims, hiss, hist, hits, isms, isth, itas, item, maes, mase, mash, mass, mast, mate, math, mats, meas, meat, meet, mesa, mese, mesh, mess, mest, meta, mete, meth, mets, miae, mias, miss, mist, mite, mitt, saim, sais, same, samh, sami, sash, sate, sati, seah, seam, seas, seat, seem, sees, seis, seit, seme, semi, sese, seta, seth, sets, sett, sham, shea, shee, shem, shes, shet, shia, shim, shit, siam, sima, sime, sims, sise, sish, sist, sita, site, sith, sits, smee, stam, stat, stem, stet, stie, stim, tais, tait, tame, tams, tash, tass, tate, tath, tats, team, teas, teat, teem, tees, teet, teme, tems, test, tete, teth, tets, thae, thai, that, thea, thee, them, this, ties, time, tite, tits, tshi, tsia
3 Letter Words for Metathesis
aes, ahi, ahs, aim, ais, ait, ame, ami, amt, ase, ash, ass, ast, ate, atm, att, eam, eas, eat, ehs, eme, ems, ese, esm, ess, est, eta, eth, hae, ham, has, hat, hee, hei, hem, hes, het, hia, hie, him, his, hit, hts, ihs, ise, ish, ism, ist, ita, its, mae, mas, mat, mea, mee, meh, mei, mes, met, mia, mis, mit, msh, mss, mst, mts, sah, sai, sam, sat, sea, see, sei, sem, set, sha, she, shi, sht, sie, sim, sis, sit, sma, sse, ssh, sta, stm, tai, tam, tas, tat, tea, tee, tem, tes, tet, tha, the, thm, tie, tim, tis, tit, tmh, tsh, tsi, tss, tst
Definitions for Metathesis
[1] the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf -ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ for ask.
[2] Chemistry . double decomposition.
[3] the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word
[4] chem another name for double decomposition
Words nearby Metathesis
metatarsus varus, metate, metathalamus, metatheory, metatherian, metathesis, metathesize, metathorax, metatoluidine, metatrophic, metatropic dwarfism
Origin of Metathesis
1600–10; < Late Latin: transposition of letters of a word < Greek metáthesis transposition. See meta-, thesis
Other words from Metathesis
met·a·thet·ic [met-uh -thet -ik] /ˌmɛt əˈθɛt ɪk/ , met·a·thet·i·cal , adjective
Word origin for Metathesis
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek, from metatithenai to transpose