Marduk
"marduk" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Marduk” is uncommon English (frequency #70,873 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,873
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-marduk · Marduk · English
Marduk · rank #70,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,873
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Marceau
Nearest frequency peer: Marceau (-1 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 “Marduk”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mand
mand
29,133 corpus weight
- manticore
manticore
29,130 corpus weight
- Marceau
Marceau
29,129 corpus weight
- Marduk
Marduk
29,128 corpus weight
- Marfa
Marfa
29,127 corpus weight
- Margret
Margret
29,126 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Marduk” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Marduk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,873 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Marduk” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Marduk is uncommon English at frequency #70,873 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.".
Marduk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒀫𒌓 (ᵈamar-utu /Marduk/). The correct English form is Marduk, spelled M-A-R-D-U-K.
Definition
- 1A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Marduk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He gave a copy to his son Marduk, who passed it on to Hammurabi.
Etymology
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒀫𒌓 (ᵈamar-utu /Marduk/).
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).