Surinam

[ˈzuːʁinam]

/[ˈzuːʁinam]/ name

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The verdict

“Surinam” is uncommon German (frequency #97,782 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,782
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Land in Südamerika

Key facts for Surinam
PropertyValue
HeadwordSurinam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzuːʁinam]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Surinam” 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). Surinam 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

Surinam is uncommon German at frequency #97,782 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzuːʁinam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Land in Südamerika".

Surinam has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Surinam, spelled S-U-R-I-N-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land in Südamerika

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 "Surinam"?
"Surinam" is spelled S-U-R-I-N-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːʁinam].
What does "Surinam" mean?
As a proper noun, "Surinam" means: Land in Südamerika
How do you pronounce "Surinam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Surinam" is [ˈzuːʁinam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Surinam" come from?
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Using “Surinam”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-U-R-I-N-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzuːʁinam] (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