metier
/meɪˈtjeɪ/noun
metier is spelled M-E-T-I-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metier means “Alternative spelling of métier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metier is métiers or metiers.
How many letters and syllables are in metier?
| Letters | 6: M-E-T-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is metier?
Metier appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 metier?
- UK /ˈmɛtjeɪ/
- US /meɪˈtjeɪ/
Metier has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-métier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with metier?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as metier from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of metier
- métiers plural
- metiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of métier.
noun
- 1
Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
- 2
An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
- 3
An outstanding or beneficial feature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense calling:
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 metier come from?
From French métier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).