cosmopolis
/kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/noun
cosmopolis is spelled C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cosmopolis means “An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cosmopolis is cosmopolises or cosmopoleis.
How many letters and syllables are in cosmopolis?
| Letters | 10: C-O-S-M-O-P-O-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 cosmopolis?
Cosmopolis appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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).
How do you pronounce cosmopolis?
- /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cosmopolis
- cosmopolises plural
- cosmopoleis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cosmopolis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cosmopolis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse ra:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cosmópolis, cosmópole |
| Spanish | cosmópolis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cosmopolis come from?
From cosmo- + -polis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).