marginally
/ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/adverb
marginally is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-L-Y: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, marginally means “In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in marginally?
| Letters | 10: M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 marginally?
Marginally appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 marginally?
- US /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒɪnəli/
- UK /ˈmɑːd͡ʒɪnəli/
Marginally has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-marginally.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marginally?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marginally (/ɑɹdʒɪnəli/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alarmingly.
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 marginally
- more marginally comparative
- most marginally superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marginally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.
- 2
In the margin of a book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marginally in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a marginal manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marginalement |
| Portuguese | marginalmente |
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 marginally come from?
From marginal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).