margarita
/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/noun
margarita is spelled M-A-R-G-A-R-I-T-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, margarita means “A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of margarita is margaritas.
How many letters and syllables are in margarita?
| Letters | 9: M-A-R-G-A-R-I-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 margarita?
Margarita appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 margarita?
- UK /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/
- US /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/
Margarita has 4 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-margarita.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with margarita?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as margarita from its last stressed vowel (/itə/):
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 margarita
- margaritas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does margarita mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of margarita.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate margarita?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of margarita: marg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Margarita in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Margarita |
| Spanish | margarita |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does margarita come from?
Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita, and marguerite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).