metrópoli
[meˈt̪ɾopoli]
The verdict
“metrópoli” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,533
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad de gran tamaño y población que actúa como centro político, económico o administrativo de un área mayor.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | metrópoli |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [meˈt̪ɾopoli] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “metrópoli” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around metrópoli (IPA [meˈt̪ɾopoli]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,533 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for metrópoli, with forms such as "emtrópoli", "mertópoli", and "metrpóoli". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "metrópolis", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is metrópoli, spelled M-E-T-R-Ó-P-O-L-I.
Definition
- 1Ciudad de gran tamaño y población que actúa como centro político, económico o administrativo de un área mayor.
- 2En un imperio colonial, nación colonizadora respecto a los territorios colonizados.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emtrópoli
- mertópoli
- metrpóoli
- metrrópoli
- metróopli
- metróploi
- metrópoil
- metrópolli
- metróppoli
- mettrópoli
- metórpoli
- mmetrópoli
- mterópoli
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of metrópoli - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “metrópoli”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-T-R-Ó-P-O-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [meˈt̪ɾopoli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “metrópolis” - see the side-by-side comparison. metrópoli vs metrópolis
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.