Metro
German, noun[ˈmeːtʁo]
Metro is spelled M-E-T-R-O (5 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metro is a German feminine noun meaning “metro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “französische Bezeichnung der Untergrundbahn, vor allem in Paris und Moskau”.
What does Metro mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetro
Das 20. Jahrhundert wird eingeleitet durch den Brand im Pariser Metro im Jahre 1903, wo 90 Tote zu beklagen waren.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. französische Bezeichnung der Untergrundbahn, vor allem in Paris und Moskau
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 Metro
- Metros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Metro?
- [ˈmeːtʁo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Metro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Metro in German?
Metro appears 6.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).