This is the 462nd most frequent German word.
spanien
"Spanien" in German means "Spain" in English.
'Spanien' is used as a proper noun and refers to the country of Spain in sense of destination.
Ich möchte nach Spanien reisen.
I want to travel to Spain.
'Spanien' is used to indicate a location where soccer is popular.
Fußball ist in Spanien sehr beliebt.
Soccer is very popular in Spain.
'Spanien' is used as a subject proper noun to describe its geographical placement.