El Salvador

[ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯]

/[ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯]/ name

The verdict

“El Salvador” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land in Zentralamerika

Corpus desk

Index DE-el-salvador · El Salvador · German

El Salvador · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for El Salvador
PropertyValue
HeadwordEl Salvador
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „El Salvador“ im Deutschen

El Salvadorschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

El Salvador is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Land in Zentralamerika".

No generated misspelling entries exist for El Salvador in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is El Salvador, spelled E-L- -S-A-L-V-A-D-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land in Zentralamerika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how El Salvador appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. San Salvador ist die Hauptstadt von El Salvador.
  2. El Salvador gilt als eines der gefährlichsten Länder Lateinamerikas; nur das noch immer im Bürgerkrieg befindliche Kolumbien weist noch höhere Mordraten auf.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "El Salvador"?
"El Salvador" is spelled E-L- -S-A-L-V-A-D-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯].
What does "El Salvador" mean?
As a proper noun, "El Salvador" means: Land in Zentralamerika
How do you pronounce "El Salvador"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "El Salvador" is [ɛl zalvaˈdoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "El Salvador" come from?
"El Salvador" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list