marginalistic

adj

"marginalistic" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marginalistic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marginalistic · marginalistic · English

marginalistic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for marginalistic
PropertyValue
Headwordmarginalistic
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “marginalistic” in English

marginalisticranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marginalistic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.".

marginalistic has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From marginal + -istic. The correct English form is marginalistic, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how marginalistic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Price is strictly an abstract marginalistic concept.

Etymology

From marginal + -istic.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marginalistic"?
"marginalistic" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-T-I-C.
What does "marginalistic" mean?
As an adjective, "marginalistic" means: Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.
What is the origin of the word "marginalistic"?
From marginal + -istic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list