marginal

[maʁɡiˈnaːl]

/[maʁɡiˈnaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“marginal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,316
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Rande liegend, auf der Grenze liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-marginal · marginal · German

marginal · rank #35,316 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,316
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mangold

Nearest frequency peer: Mangold (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „marginal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „marginal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marginal vs marina
75% similar
marginal vs Martina
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marginal
PropertyValue
Headwordmarginal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maʁɡiˈnaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,316
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „marginal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).marginalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mangold“ (#35,315), „Marrakesch“ (#35,317), „Mangas“ (#35,314). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „marginal“ bei #35,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around marginal (IPA [maʁɡiˈnaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,316 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for marginal, with forms such as "amrginal", "magrinal", and "margginal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "marina", "Martina", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is marginal, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Rande liegend, auf der Grenze liegend
  2. 2
    etwas Nebensächliches, nicht so Wichtiges; etwas, das nur am Rande Beachtung verdient
  3. 3
    sich in einer Grenzsituation befindend, nicht eindeutig zuordenbar
  4. 4
    randständig, am Rand eines Fruchtblattes angeordnet
  5. 5
    eine Lage- und Richtungsbezeichnung an den Zähnen: „zum Zahnfleischrand gehörend“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marginal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Probleme sind marginal.
  2. Ihre Existenz ist marginal.

Antonyms

zentral

This word in other languages

marginal(English)marginal(Español)marginal(Français)marginal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrginal
  • magrinal
  • margginal
  • margianl
  • marginall
  • marginla
  • marginnal
  • margnial
  • marignal
  • marrginal
  • mmarginal
  • mraginal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marginal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrginal2magrinal2margginal1margianl2marginall1marginla2marginnal1margnial2
Edit distance from "marginal"

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 "marginal"?
"marginal" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [maʁɡiˈnaːl].
What does "marginal" mean?
As an adjective, "marginal" means: am Rande liegend, auf der Grenze liegend
What words are commonly confused with "marginal"?
"marginal" is commonly confused with "marina", "Martina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marginal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marginal" is [maʁɡiˈnaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marginal" come from?
"marginal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Massagen#35,320massivem#35,321länglich#35,308lifetime#35,302

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

liebstes12 variantsMonopoly12 variantsKongresse12 variantsimaginäre12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list