aquamarine

/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/

//ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn// noun

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"aquamarine" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“aquamarine” is uncommon English (frequency #52,152 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,152
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The bluish-green colour of the sea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-aquamarine · aquamarine · English

aquamarine · rank #52,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,152
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbroath

Nearest frequency peer: Arbroath (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “aquamarine”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “aquamarine” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aquamarine
PropertyValue
Headwordaquamarine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “aquamarine” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).aquamarinefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Arbroath” (#52,154), “Antigone” (#52,148), “astringent” (#52,156). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “aquamarine” is #52,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aquamarine is uncommon English at frequency #52,152 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aquamarine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”). The correct English form is aquamarine, spelled A-Q-U-A-M-A-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The bluish-green colour of the sea.
  2. 2
    A transparent bluish-green, sometimes yellow-green, variety of beryl.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much rouge.

Etymology

From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”).

This word in other languages

aguamarina(Español)aigue-marine(Français)Aquamarin(Deutsch)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aquamarine"?
"aquamarine" is spelled A-Q-U-A-M-A-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/.
What does "aquamarine" mean?
As a noun, "aquamarine" means: The bluish-green colour of the sea.
How do you pronounce "aquamarine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquamarine" is /ˌæk.wə.məˈɹiːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "aquamarine"?
From Latin aqua marīna (“sea water”), adjective form from mare (“sea”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

astringent#52,156antifungal#52,147admonition#52,130accusative#52,127

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list