# marble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.bəl/ · frequency rank #7,580

## Definitions
1. A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
2. A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
3. Statues made from marble.
4. The marbling in meat.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.

## Easily confused with
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-mare)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marl)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-maybe)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marie)
- **marge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marge)
- **merle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-merle)
- **Marla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marla)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marne)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marine)
- **morale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-morale)
- **Marley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marley)
- **myrtle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-myrtle)
- **mumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-mumble)
- **Marnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marnie)
- **marque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marque)
- **Marple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marple)
- **marbles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marbles)
- **marbled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marble-vs-marbled)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/male-vs-marble)
- **maple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maple-vs-marble)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrble`, `mabrle`, `marbble`, `marbel`, `marblle`, `marlbe`, `marrble`, `mmarble`, `mrable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marble