margin

[ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn]

/[ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“margin” is uncommon German (frequency #72,703 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,703
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rand

Corpus desk

Index DE-margin · margin · German

margin · rank #72,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,703
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH maire

Nearest frequency peer: maire (-3 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „margin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „margin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for margin
PropertyValue
Headwordmargin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „margin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.marginfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „maire“ (#72,700), „Maschinist“ (#72,707), „magnetischer“ (#72,698). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „margin“ bei #72,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

margin is uncommon German at frequency #72,703 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for margin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is margin, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rand
  2. 2
    Spielraum
  3. 3
    Gewinnspanne, Marge, Verdienstspanne

Synonyms

borderbrimbrinkconfineedgelimitrimskirtverge

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "margin"?
"margin" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn].
What does "margin" mean?
As a noun, "margin" means: Rand
How do you pronounce "margin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "margin" is [ˈmɑː(ɹ)dʒɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "margin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "margin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lochen#72,685Lauber#72,660mosche#72,747Kübeln#72,645

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list