# Metal vs metro

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Metal
*noun · IPA [ˈmɛtl̩] · frequency rank #5,627*
in den 70ern entstandene Stilrichtung der Musik

### metro
*noun · IPA [ˈmɛːtro] · frequency rank #10,697*
die U-Bahn

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/metal-vs-metro