San Juan

[ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]

/[ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]/ name

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The verdict

“San Juan” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capital de Puerto Rico.

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

Where “San Juan” sits in Spanish frequency

San Juan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for San Juan is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “San Juan”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-N- -J-U-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsãŋ ˈxwãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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