Metro Manila
/ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/
"metro-manila" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Metro Manila” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A region and metropolitan area in the Philippines. Capital: Manila. Largest city: Quezon City.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Metro Manila |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Metro Manila” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Metro Manila is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A region and metropolitan area in the Philippines. Capital: Manila. Largest city: Quezon City.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Metro Manila, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Metro Manila, spelled M-E-T-R-O- -M-A-N-I-L-A.
Definition
- 1A region and metropolitan area in the Philippines. Capital: Manila. Largest city: Quezon City.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Metro Manila”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-E-T-R-O- -M-A-N-I-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.