marchese

noun

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"marchese" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marchese” is uncommon English (frequency #80,650 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,650
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Italian marquis.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marchese · marchese · English

marchese · rank #80,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,650
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mansplaining

Nearest frequency peer: mansplaining (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “marchese”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marchese
PropertyValue
Headwordmarchese
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “marchese” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).marchesefalls 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: “mansplaining” (#80,647), “Masaru” (#80,654), “mannose” (#80,645). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marchese” is #80,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marchese is uncommon English at frequency #80,650 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An Italian marquis.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for marchese, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Italian, from Late Latin marchensis. The correct English form is marchese, spelled M-A-R-C-H-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Italian marquis.

Etymology

Italian, from Late Latin marchensis.

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 "marchese"?
"marchese" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-E-S-E.
What does "marchese" mean?
As a noun, "marchese" means: An Italian marquis.
What is the origin of the word "marchese"?
Italian, from Late Latin marchensis. 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 "marchese", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maturely#80,658McBurney#80,659longlist#80,630Mexicali#80,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list