margravate
/ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/
"margravate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“margravate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The status or rank of a margrave.
Corpus desk
Index EN-margravate · margravate · English
margravate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | margravate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “margravate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
margravate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɑːɡɹəveɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for margravate in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). The correct English form is margravate, spelled M-A-R-G-R-A-V-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1The status or rank of a margrave.
- 2A territory governed by a margrave or margravine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how margravate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
From 1032 Provence had been a margravate of the Holy Roman Empire in the imperial Kingdom of Burgundy.
Etymology
From margrave + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
This word in other languages
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.