marginalize

Name: marginalize, English Word Data
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/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/

//ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“marginalize” is uncommon English (frequency #60,947 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,947
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

Key facts for marginalize
Property	Value
Headword	marginalize
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#60,947
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marginalize” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marginalize lands here:

#60,947

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marginalize is uncommon English at frequency #60,947 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for marginalize in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From marginal + -ize. The correct English form is marginalize, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E.

Definition

1
To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
2
To find a marginal distribution of a joint probability distribution.

Etymology

From marginal + -ize.

Synonyms

alienate invisibilize peripheralize sideline

Antonyms

prioritize accept

This word in other languages

marginar(Español)marginaliser(Français)marginalisieren(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marginalize"?

"marginalize" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/.

What does "marginalize" mean?

As a verb, "marginalize" means: To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

How do you pronounce "marginalize"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marginalize" is /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "marginalize"?

From marginal + -ize. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “marginalize”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.