submarin
[ˌzʊpmaˈʁiːn]
The verdict
“submarin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter der Meeresoberfläche gelegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-submarin · submarin · German
submarin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | submarin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌzʊpmaˈʁiːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „submarin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
submarin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌzʊpmaˈʁiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unter der Meeresoberfläche gelegen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for submarin in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is submarin, spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1unter der Meeresoberfläche gelegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how submarin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein submariner Vulkan ist eine Spalte in der Erdkruste, die sich unter der Meeresoberfläche befindet und durch die Magma an die Oberfläche dringt.“
„1956 löste auf der Nachbarinsel Santorins, Amorgos, ein Erdbeben von der Stärke 7,9 submarine Rutschungen aus.“
Synonyms
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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.