metro
/ˈmɛtɹoʊ/noun, adjective
metro is spelled M-E-T-R-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metro means “A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metro is métros or metros.
How many letters and syllables are in metro?
| Letters | 5: M-E-T-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th 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 metro?
Metro appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th 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 metro?
- UK /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/
- US /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
- /mɛʈ.ro/
Metro 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: En-us-metro.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with metro?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as metro from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtɹoʊ/):
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 metro
- métros plural
- metros plural
- métro
- more metro comparative
- most metro superlative
- metr-
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metro mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
He is going to the stadium by metro.
- 2
An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
- 3
A metropolitan area.
adjective
- 1
metropolitan
noun
- 1
Alternative form of metro, used for a system in a French-speaking city.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metro come from?
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).