Medellín
[medeˈjiːn]
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
- Masterstudi…
Masterstudiengänge
18,146 corpus weight
- Masuren
Masuren
18,145 corpus weight
- Medellín
Medellín
18,140 corpus weight
- Medienpolit…
Medienpolitik
18,139 corpus weight
- Meeresspieg…
Meeresspiegels
18,138 corpus weight
- Melodik
Melodik
18,136 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Medellín“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Medellín |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [medeˈjiːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Medellín“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Großstadt in Kolumbien
- 2Ort in der spanischen Autonomen Gemeinschaft Extremadura
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Medellín appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.“
„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.
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