metrópoli
Spanish, noun/meˈtɾopoli/
metrópoli is spelled M-E-T-R-Ó-P-O-L-I (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metrópoli is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “metropolis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ciudad de gran tamaño y población que actúa como centro político, económico o administrativo de un área mayor”.
What does metrópoli mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ciudad de gran tamaño y población que actúa como centro político, económico o administrativo de un área mayor. 2. En un imperio colonial, nación colonizadora respecto a los territorios colonizados.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of metrópoli
- metrópolis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metrópoli?
- /meˈtɾopoli/
- [meˈt̪ɾo.po.li]
- [meˈt̪ɾopoli]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to metrópoli
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metrópoli in Spanish?
metrópoli appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).