Maratha
/məˈɾaː.ʈʰə /
"maratha" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Maratha” is uncommon English (frequency #66,068 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,068
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra; a member of said caste.
Corpus desk
Index EN-maratha · Maratha · English
Maratha · rank #66,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,068
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH masc
Nearest frequency peer: masc (+3 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Maratha”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Macey
Macey
33,939 corpus weight
- macromolecu…
macromolecular
33,938 corpus weight
- Maratha
Maratha
33,933 corpus weight
- masc
masc
33,930 corpus weight
- mayoralty
mayoralty
33,929 corpus weight
- McBain
McBain
33,927 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Maratha” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Maratha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈɾaː.ʈʰə / |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Maratha” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Maratha is uncommon English at frequency #66,068 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈɾaː.ʈʰə /. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Maratha, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Marathi मराठा (marāṭhā). Doublet of Maharashtra. The correct English form is Maratha, spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-A.
Definition
- 1A Hindu caste (or caste cluster) that is particularly associated with the Indian state of Maharashtra; a member of said caste.
- 2A Marathi-speaking people particularly associated with Maharashtra; a member of said people (regardless of caste); frequently used attributively.
Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi मराठा (marāṭhā). Doublet of Maharashtra.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.