Metastase
[metaˈstaːzə]
The verdict
“Metastase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Grund der Verschleppung von Materie innerhalb eines Organismus neu entstandener, zusätzlicher Krankheitsherd
Corpus desk
Index DE-metastase · Metastase · German
Metastase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Metastase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [metaˈstaːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Metastase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Metastase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [metaˈstaːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Metastase in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Metastase, spelled M-E-T-A-S-T-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1auf Grund der Verschleppung von Materie innerhalb eines Organismus neu entstandener, zusätzlicher Krankheitsherd
- 2durch Verschleppung von Tumorzellen neu entstandener, bösartiger Tumor
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Metastase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Metastasen entstehen durch die Verschleppung belebter Materie, wie körpereigener Zellen oder Bakterien, aber auch durch die Verschleppung unbelebter Stoffe wie Pigmenten oder Kalk.
Da der Tumor bereits Metastasen gebildet hat, ist die Heilungschance erheblich verschlechtert.
Synonyms
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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.