área metropolitana
[ˈaɾea met̪ɾopoliˈt̪ana]
The verdict
“área metropolitana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zona altamente urbanizada que engloba una ciudad extensa y los municipios que la rodean. En muchos casos funciona como unidad administrativa centralizada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | área metropolitana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈaɾea met̪ɾopoliˈt̪ana] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “área metropolitana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
área metropolitana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaɾea met̪ɾopoliˈt̪ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zona altamente urbanizada que engloba una ciudad extensa y los municipios que la rodean. En muchos casos funciona como unidad administrativa centralizada.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for área metropolitana in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is área metropolitana, spelled Á-R-E-A- -M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-T-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Zona altamente urbanizada que engloba una ciudad extensa y los municipios que la rodean. En muchos casos funciona como unidad administrativa centralizada.
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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 “área metropolitana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-R-E-A- -M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-T-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɾea met̪ɾopoliˈt̪ana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.