salina
/səˈlaɪnə/noun
salina is spelled S-A-L-I-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Salina, the name). As a noun, salina means “A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salina is salinas.
How many letters and syllables are in salina?
| Letters | 6: S-A-L-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is salina?
Salina appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Salina, 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 salina?
- /səˈlaɪnə/
Salina has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of salina
- salinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salina come from?
From Latin salīna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).