Marbella

[maʁˈvelja]

/[maʁˈvelja]/ name

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The verdict

“Marbella” is uncommon German (frequency #70,545 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,545
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt im Süden Spaniens

Corpus desk

Index DE-marbella · Marbella · German

Marbella · rank #70,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,545
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH margherita

Nearest frequency peer: margherita (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Marbella“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Marbella“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Marbella
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarbella
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maʁˈvelja]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,545
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Marbella“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Marbellafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „margherita“ (#70,546), „Manna“ (#70,543), „Marktredwitz“ (#70,547). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Marbella“ bei #70,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marbella is uncommon German at frequency #70,545 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [maʁˈvelja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt im Süden Spaniens".

Zero misspellings are on record for Marbella in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Marbella, spelled M-A-R-B-E-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt im Süden Spaniens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie kehrten zurück nach Kenia, von dort ging es an Bord eines klapprigen Schoners nach Marbella in Südspanien.“
  2. „Meist ist sie jetzt in Paris. Und in Marbella.“

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Marbella"?
"Marbella" is spelled M-A-R-B-E-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁˈvelja].
What does "Marbella" mean?
As a proper noun, "Marbella" means: Großstadt im Süden Spaniens
How do you pronounce "Marbella"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Marbella" is [maʁˈvelja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Marbella" come from?
"Marbella" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Marbella", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

massiere#70,551lässiger#70,530lässigen#70,529Minarett#70,574

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list