aerotropolis
noun
aerotropolis is spelled A-E-R-O-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aerotropolis means “A city that has grown up around a pre-existing airport” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aerotropolis is aerotropolises or aerotropoli.
How many letters and syllables are in aerotropolis?
| Letters | 12: A-E-R-O-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aerotropolis?
Aerotropolis appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of aerotropolis
- aerotropolises plural
- aerotropoli plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aerotropolis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A city that has grown up around a pre-existing airport.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aerotropolis come from?
Blend of aero- + metropolis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).