mareel
/mɑˈɹil/noun
mareel is spelled M-A-R-E-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mareel means “Seafire, phosphorescence on the ocean, especially around the Shetland Islands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mareel?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-E-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mareel?
Mareel appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 mareel?
- UK /ˈmɑːɹiːl/
- UK /mɑˈɹiːl/
- US /mɑˈɹil/
Mareel has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with mareel?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mareel from its last stressed vowel (/il/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mealer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does mareel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Seafire, phosphorescence on the ocean, especially around the Shetland Islands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mareel come from?
From an unattested Norn term *mareld, from Old Norse mǫrueldr, from marr (“sea”) + eldr (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Swedish mareld.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).