Trade mark or trademark?
trade mark is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of trademark”; trademark is a noun meaning “A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. trade mark is written as two words and trademark as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between trade mark and trademark?
| trade mark | trademark | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, adjective, verb | noun, verb, adjective |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of trademark Alternative form of trademark | A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies proscribedTo register something as a trademark |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | trade-marks | trademarks |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/ /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/ /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/ |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | 7.8 times per million words |
Sources: trade mark and trademark in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of trade mark and trademark
trade mark
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Alternative spelling of trademark
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Alternative spelling of trademark
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Alternative form of trademark
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Alternative form of trademark
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Alternative form of trademark
trademark
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A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products
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proscribedTo register something as a trademark
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informalDistinctive, characteristic, signature
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Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies
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proscribedTo so label a product
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Any proprietary business, product or service name
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The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, trade mark or trademark?
trade mark is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; trademark 7.8 times per million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).