# marginal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪ.nəl/ · frequency rank #11,069

## Definitions
1. Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
2. Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
3. Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
4. Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
5. Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
6. Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.
7. Pertaining to changes resulting from a unit increase in production or consumption of a good.
8. Marginalized.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin marginālis, equivalent to margin + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **marina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-marina)
- **martial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-martial)
- **marital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-marital)
- **Martina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-martina)
- **marginally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-marginally)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margin-vs-marginal)
- **magical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magical-vs-marginal)

## Common misspellings (12)
`amrginal`, `magrinal`, `margginal`, `margianl`, `marginall`, `marginla`, `marginnal`, `margnial`, `marignal`, `marrginal`, `mmarginal`, `mraginal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marginal