Hafenmetropole
German, noun[ˈhaːfn̩metʁoˌpoːlə]
Hafenmetropole is spelled H-A-F-E-N-M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hafenmetropole is a German feminine noun meaning “Used as a stand-in for various large coastal cities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “große, wirtschaftlich bedeutsame Hafenstadt”.
What does Hafenmetropole mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineUsed as a stand-in for various large coastal cities.
die ostchinesische Hafenmetropole
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. große, wirtschaftlich bedeutsame Hafenstadt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hafenmetropole
- Hafenmetropolen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hafenmetropole?
- [ˈhaːfn̩metʁoˌpoːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hafenmetropole in German?
Hafenmetropole appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).