marina
ma·ri·na/məˈɹinə/noun
marina is spelled M-A-R-I-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ma·ri·na). It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Marina, the name). As a noun, marina means “A harbour for small boats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marina is marinas.
How many letters and syllables are in marina?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ma·ri·na |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is marina?
Marina appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Marina, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce marina?
- /məˈɹinə/
Marina has 3 syllables, split ma·ri·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marina?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marina.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: airman.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of marina
- marinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A harbour for small boats.
It's a peaceful marina with not too many boats and yachts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense harbour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | port de plaisance, marina |
| German | Jachthafen, Bootshafen, Marina, Wasserwanderrastplatz |
| Portuguese | marina |
| Spanish | puerto deportivo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does marina come from?
From Latin marinus (“of the sea, marine”), by way of Italian marina and Spanish marina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).