spain

Other forms of spain

plural

spains·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spain

What does spain mean?

spain means "a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power".

How many syllables are in spain?

spain has 1 syllable: spain. In IPA it is /ˈspeɪn/.

What is another word for spain?

Close synonyms include Kingdom of Spain, Espana. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spain a common word?

spain is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.