marginalistic
"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
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marginalistic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “marginalistic” in English
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
- 1Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how marginalistic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.