# metastases

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪˈtæstəsiːs/ · frequency rank #48,896

## Definitions
1. plural of metastasis

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin metastases.

## Easily confused with
- **metastasis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/metastases-vs-metastasis)

## Common misspellings (15)
`emtastases`, `meatstases`, `metasatses`, `metasstases`, `metastaess`, `metastasess`, `metastasse`, `metastasses`, `metastsaes`, `metasttases`, `metatsases`, `metsatases`, `mettastases`, `mmetastases`, `mteastases`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metastases