Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medellín

/mɪdˈɛlɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: medellin
IPA: /mɪdˈɛlɪn/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city and departmental capital of Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Medellín.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Medellín

Rhymes With

tellin'

Questions

How do you pronounce medellín?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdˈɛlɪn/.
What does medellín mean?: A city and departmental capital of Antioquia department, Colombia; the second-largest city in Colombia.
Where does medellín come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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