marginalia
mar·gi·na·lia/mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/noun
marginalia is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-A: 10 letters and 4 syllables (mar·gi·na·lia). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marginalia means “Notes in the margin of a document” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in marginalia?
| Letters | 10: M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mar·gi·na·lia |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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; 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 marginalia?
Marginalia appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 marginalia?
- US /mɑɹd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
- UK /mɑːd͡ʒɪˈneɪli.ə/
Marginalia has 4 syllables, split mar·gi·na·lia in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marginalia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marginalia?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as marginalia from its last stressed vowel (/eɪliə/):
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 marginalia
- marginale singular
- marginalium singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marginalia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Notes in the margin of a document.
We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marginalia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense notes in the margin of document – see also marginal note:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Randnote |
| Portuguese | notas à margem, nota à margem |
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 marginalia come from?
From New Latin marginālia (cf. margināle (neuter singular (adjective / noun)), from Medieval Latin neuter plural of marginālis (“on the periphery”), from Latin margō (“border, edge”). By surface analysis, marginal + -ia. Compare margin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).