metropole
/ˈmɛtɹəpoʊl/noun
metropole is spelled M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metropole means “A metropolis; the main city of a country or area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metropole is metropoles.
How many letters and syllables are in metropole?
| Letters | 9: M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 metropole?
Metropole appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 metropole?
- UK /ˈmɛtɹəpəʊl/
- US /ˈmɛtɹəpoʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metropole
- metropoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metropole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A metropolis; the main city of a country or area.
- 2
The parent-state of a colony.
- 3
archaicA bishop's see.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metropole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense parent state:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métropole |
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 metropole come from?
From Middle English metropol, from Middle French metropole (“town with bishop's seat”), from Latin mētropolis. Doublet of metropolis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).