Marbella

[maʁˈvelja]

/[maʁˈvelja]/ name

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The verdict

“Marbella” is uncommon German (frequency #70,545 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,545
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Großstadt im Süden Spaniens

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)

Where “Marbella” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Marbella lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Marbella is uncommon German at frequency #70,545 among 44,424 “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

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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Using “Marbella”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-A-R-B-E-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maʁˈvelja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list