What is Metathesis?
Metathesis is a phonological process not present in typical development and indicative of a phonological disorder if present in more than 10% of the child’s speech. In Metathesis, two sounds or syllables (adjacent or not) are reversed within a word.
Examples:
desk = decks
toast = totes
music = zumic
wasp = wops
spaghetti = pus-ghetti
Please note: Metathesis may be present in a person’s speech as a dialectical difference rather than a phonological process.