metrosexual
met·ro·sex·u·al/ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/noun, adjective
metrosexual is spelled M-E-T-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L: 11 letters and 5 syllables (met·ro·sex·u·al). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metrosexual means “A man – typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent – who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metrosexual is metrosexuals.
How many letters and syllables are in metrosexual?
| Letters | 11: M-E-T-R-O-S-E-X-U-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: met·ro·sex·u·al |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 metrosexual?
Metrosexual appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 metrosexual?
- /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
Metrosexual has 5 syllables, split met·ro·sex·u·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-metrosexual.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of metrosexual
- metrosexuals plural
- more metrosexual comparative
- most metrosexual superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metrosexual mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA man – typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent – who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- 2
datedA heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
adjective
- 1
datedOf or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metrosexual in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man concerned with personal appearance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métrosexuel |
| German | Metrosexueller |
| Portuguese | metrossexual |
| Spanish | metrosexual |
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 metrosexual come from?
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).