Marathi
/məˈɹɑːti/noun, adjective
Marathi is spelled M-A-R-A-T-H-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Marathi means “A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Marathi is Marathis.
How many letters and syllables are in Marathi?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-A-T-H-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Marathi?
Marathi appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Marathi?
- /məˈɹɑːti/
Marathi has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Marathi.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Marathi
- Marathis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Marathi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the state of Maharashtra, to the Marathi-speaking people from the state, or to the Marathi language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marathi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Marathi come from?
From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).