San Marino

[zan maˈʁiːno]

/[zan maˈʁiːno]/ name

The verdict

“San Marino” 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 September 3, 2026) - Staat in Südeuropa, der vollständig von Italien umschlossen ist (Enklave)

Corpus desk

Index DE-san-marino · San Marino · German

San Marino · 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 "S" 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 San Marino
PropertyValue
HeadwordSan Marino
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zan maˈʁiːno]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „San Marino“ im Deutschen

San Marinoschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

San Marino is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zan maˈʁiːno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for San Marino, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is San Marino, spelled S-A-N- -M-A-R-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Südeuropa, der vollständig von Italien umschlossen ist (Enklave)
  2. 2
    Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Staates
  3. 3
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In San Marino herrscht mediterranes Klima, das durch die Höhenlage etwas kühler ausgeprägt ist als an der nahe gelegenen Küste.“
  2. Eine 1,5 km lange Seilbahn verkehrt zwischen San Marino und Borgo Maggiore.

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "San Marino"?
"San Marino" is spelled S-A-N- -M-A-R-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [zan maˈʁiːno].
What does "San Marino" mean?
As a proper noun, "San Marino" means: Staat in Südeuropa, der vollständig von Italien umschlossen ist (Enklave)
How do you pronounce "San Marino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "San Marino" is [zan maˈʁiːno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "San Marino" come from?
"San Marino" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list