Kantabrien

[kanˈtaːbʁiən]

/[kanˈtaːbʁiən]/ name

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The verdict

“Kantabrien” 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine autonome Gemeinschaft in Nordspanien

Corpus desk

Index DE-kantabrien · Kantabrien · German

Kantabrien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" 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 Kantabrien
PropertyValue
HeadwordKantabrien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kanˈtaːbʁiən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kantabrien” sits in German frequency

Kantabrien falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kantabrien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kanˈtaːbʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine autonome Gemeinschaft in Nordspanien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kantabrien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kantabrien, spelled K-A-N-T-A-B-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine autonome Gemeinschaft in Nordspanien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Laredo liegt an wohl einer der schönsten Buchten in Kantabrien.“

This word in other languages

Cantabria(English)Cantabria(Español)Cantabrie(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kantabrien"?
"Kantabrien" is spelled K-A-N-T-A-B-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kanˈtaːbʁiən].
What does "Kantabrien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kantabrien" means: eine autonome Gemeinschaft in Nordspanien
How do you pronounce "Kantabrien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kantabrien" is [kanˈtaːbʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kantabrien" come from?
"Kantabrien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list