Metro Manila
/ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/
"metro-manila" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Metro Manila” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A region and metropolitan area in the Philippines. Capital: Manila. Largest city: Quezon City.
Corpus desk
Index EN-metro-manila · Metro Manila · English
Metro Manila · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Metro Manila” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Metro Manila is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌmɛ.t̪ɾo mɐˈn̪i.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Metro Manila appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meronyms: Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Quezon City, San Juan, Taguig, Valenzuela — cities and municipality of NCR
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.