Metroidvania
/ˌmɛtɹɔɪdˈveɪni.ə/noun
Metroidvania is spelled M-E-T-R-O-I-D-V-A-N-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Metroidvania means “A (genre of) platform game with role-playing game elements and inventory items, involving more exploration than a traditional linear platform game…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Metroidvania is Metroidvanias.
How many letters and syllables are in Metroidvania?
| Letters | 12: M-E-T-R-O-I-D-V-A-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 Metroidvania?
Metroidvania appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 Metroidvania?
- /ˌmɛtɹɔɪdˈveɪni.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Metroidvania
- Metroidvanias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Metroidvania mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA (genre of) platform game with role-playing game elements and inventory items, involving more exploration than a traditional linear platform game, particularly revisiting previously explored areas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).