marge
/mɑɹd͡ʒ/noun, verb
marge is spelled M-A-R-G-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marge means “Clipping of margarine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marge is marges.
How many letters and syllables are in marge?
| Letters | 5: M-A-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 marge?
Marge appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 marge?
- US /mɑɹd͡ʒ/
- UK /mɑːd͡ʒ/
Marge has one syllable (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-marge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with marge
Also written: margarine.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with marge?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as marge from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹdʒ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gamer.
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 marge
- marges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- marg
- marging participle, present
- marged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaIrelandUKinformalClipping of margarine.
- 2
Mother.
- 3
archaicMargin; edge; brink or verge.
verb
- 1
informalTo add margarine to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does marge come from?
Clipping of margarine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).