Metropole

[metʁoˈpoːlə]

/[metʁoˈpoːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Metropole” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,968
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr große und/oder bedeutende Stadt/Stelle, weil sie die betreffende Region dominiert, Zentrum eines Ballungsraums ist oder zum Beispiel auch viele Kulturen beherbergt

Corpus desk

Index DE-metropole · Metropole · German

Metropole · rank #12,968 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,968
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mechanik

Nearest frequency peer: Mechanik (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Metropole“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Metropole“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Metropole vs Metropolen
90% similar
Metropole vs Metropolis
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Metropole
PropertyValue
HeadwordMetropole
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[metʁoˈpoːlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,968
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Metropole“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Metropoleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mechanik“ (#12,967), „Milieu“ (#12,969), „marschieren“ (#12,966). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Metropole“ bei #12,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Metropole (IPA [metʁoˈpoːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,968 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sehr große und/oder bedeutende Stadt/Stelle, weil sie die betreffende Region dominiert, Zentrum eines Ballungsraums ist oder zum Beispiel auch viele Kulturen beherbergt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Metropole, with forms such as "emtropole", "mertopole", and "metorpole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Metropolen", "Metropolis", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Metropole, spelled M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr große und/oder bedeutende Stadt/Stelle, weil sie die betreffende Region dominiert, Zentrum eines Ballungsraums ist oder zum Beispiel auch viele Kulturen beherbergt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Paris ist die französische Metropole.
  2. „Die Metropole des Reiches war zu Zeiten des Arminius mit einer Million Einwohnern die größte Stadt der Welt.“

Antonyms

DorfKleinstadtVorstadt

This word in other languages

metropolis(English)metrópoli(Español)métropole(Français)metrópole(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emtropole
  • mertopole
  • metorpole
  • metroople
  • metroploe
  • metropoel
  • metropolle
  • metroppole
  • metrpoole
  • metrropole
  • mettropole
  • mmetropole
  • mteropole

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Metropole - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emtropole2mertopole2metorpole2metroople2metroploe2metropoel2metropolle1metroppole1
Edit distance from "Metropole"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Metropole"?
"Metropole" is spelled M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [metʁoˈpoːlə].
What does "Metropole" mean?
As a noun, "Metropole" means: sehr große und/oder bedeutende Stadt/Stelle, weil sie die betreffende Region dominiert, Zentrum eines Ballungsraums ist oder zum Beispiel auch viele Kulturen beherbergt
What words are commonly confused with "Metropole"?
"Metropole" is commonly confused with "Metropolen", "Metropolis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Metropole"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Metropole" is [metʁoˈpoːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Metropole" come from?
"Metropole" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Metropole", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Millionär#12,970mittlerer#12,972Mandanten#12,963Nachnamen#12,975

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Rosenheim13 variantsschlimmen13 variantsSchulung13 variantsSportart13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list