margay
noun
margay is spelled M-A-R-G-A-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, margay means “Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of margay is margays.
How many letters and syllables are in margay?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-G-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is margay?
Margay appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
Forms of margay
- margays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does margay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Leopardus wiedii, a spotted cat native to Central and South America.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Margay in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Leopardus wiedii:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | margay, chat-tigre, chat sauvage de la Nouvelle Espagne |
| German | Langschwanzkatze |
| Portuguese | gato-maracajá |
| Spanish | gato tigre, tigrillo, cunaguaro, caucel, maracayá, margay |
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 margay come from?
From Old Tupi marakaîá via Spanish margay, Portuguese maracajá.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).