marga
/ˈmɑːɡə/noun
marga is spelled M-A-R-G-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marga means “The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marga is margas.
How many letters and syllables are in marga?
| Letters | 5: M-A-R-G-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 marga?
Marga appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 marga?
- UK /ˈmɑːɡə/
As a noun (“Someone of undernourished figure”): [mɑːɡɐ].
Marga has 2 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).
What rhymes with marga?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as marga from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: grama, magar.
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).
Forms of marga
- margas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The canon of established forms of classical music, dance etc., as opposed to modern or regional developments.
- 2
Any of various paths or courses seen as leading to enlightenment.
- 3
The noble eightfold path.
- 4
vulgarSomeone of undernourished figure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does marga come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga). Doublet of marg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).