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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