métastaser

\me.ta.sta.ze\

/\me.ta.sta.ze\/ verb

The verdict

“métastaser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produire une métastase.

Corpus desk

Index FR-metastaser · métastaser · French

métastaser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for métastaser
PropertyValue
Headwordmétastaser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\me.ta.sta.ze\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « métastaser » en français

métastaserreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

métastaser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \me.ta.sta.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Produire une métastase.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for métastaser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is métastaser, spelled M-É-T-A-S-T-A-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produire une métastase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how métastaser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La peur qui avait dû se déclencher quand elle était jeune et jolie s’était métastasée et répandue partout, songea Jury.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "métastaser"?
"métastaser" is spelled M-É-T-A-S-T-A-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \me.ta.sta.ze\.
What does "métastaser" mean?
As a verb, "métastaser" means: Produire une métastase.
How do you pronounce "métastaser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "métastaser" is \me.ta.sta.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "métastaser" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list