Topics: Phonetics
Metathesis is a sound change that involves the transposition of sounds in a word.
There are many examples of words that underwent metathesis in Spanish:
- Cocodrilo from Latin crocodilus
- Palabra from Latin parabola
- Milagro from Latin miraculum
- Peligro from Latin periculum
In English, compare three, thirteen and thirty. Also compare:
- French moustique and Spanish mosquito
- French croute and Spanish costra
- Spanish chimenea and French cheminée
- French fromage and Italian formaggio