megapolis
/məˈɡæp.ə.lɪs/noun
megapolis is spelled M-E-G-A-P-O-L-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megapolis means “A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megapolis is megapolises or megapoleis.
How many letters and syllables are in megapolis?
| Letters | 9: M-E-G-A-P-O-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 megapolis?
Megapolis appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 megapolis?
- /məˈɡæp.ə.lɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of megapolis
- megapolises plural
- megapoleis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megapolis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very large city or urban complex; a metropolis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does megapolis come from?
From mega- (“great”) + -polis (“city”), from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).