San Juan

[ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]

/[ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]/ name

The verdict

“San Juan” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capital de Puerto Rico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-san-juan · San Juan · Spanish

San Juan · 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.

Key facts for San Juan
PropertyValue
HeadwordSan Juan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “San Juan” en español

San Juanqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

San Juan is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for San Juan in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is San Juan, spelled S-A-N- -J-U-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital de Puerto Rico.
  2. 2
    Provincia de Argentina.
  3. 3
    Ciudad de Argentina, capital de la provincia homónima.
  4. 4
    Cuarto libro del Nuevo Testamiento, compuesto de veintiún capítulos.

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 Juan"?
"San Juan" is spelled S-A-N- -J-U-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn].
What does "San Juan" mean?
As a proper noun, "San Juan" means: Capital de Puerto Rico.
How do you pronounce "San Juan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "San Juan" is [ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "San Juan" come from?
"San Juan" is a Spanish 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