Medellín

[medeˈjiːn]

/[medeˈjiːn]/ name

The verdict

“Medellín” is uncommon German (frequency #81,861 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,861
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-medellin · Medellín · German

Medellín · rank #81,861 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,861
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Medienpolitik

Nearest frequency peer: Medienpolitik (+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 „Medellín“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Medellín
PropertyValue
HeadwordMedellín
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[medeˈjiːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,861
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Medellín“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Medellínfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Medienpolitik“ (#81,862), „Meeresspiegels“ (#81,863), „Melodik“ (#81,865). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Medellín“ bei #81,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Medellín is uncommon German at frequency #81,861 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [medeˈjiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Medellín doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Medellín, spelled M-E-D-E-L-L-Í-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Kolumbien
  2. 2
    Ort in der spanischen Autonomen Gemeinschaft Extremadura

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als sie wieder zu sich kam, fuhr sie geradewegs in das Viertel Los Olivos im Süden des Stadzentrums von Medellín, wo es nach Angaben der Fernseh- und Rundfunkreporter passiert war.“
  2. „Er ging die Liste durch und fand zwei Flüge innerhalb der nächsten Stunde: nach Medellín und Havanna.“

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); 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 "Medellín"?
"Medellín" is spelled M-E-D-E-L-L-Í-N. The IPA pronunciation is [medeˈjiːn].
What does "Medellín" mean?
As a proper noun, "Medellín" means: Großstadt in Kolumbien
How do you pronounce "Medellín"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Medellín" is [medeˈjiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Medellín" come from?
"Medellín" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list