marigold
/ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/
"marigold" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“marigold” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,415 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,415
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marigold |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,415 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marigold” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for marigold is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,415 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for marigold, with forms such as "amrigold", "mairgold", and "margiold". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "manifold", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Middle English golde (“marigold”). The correct English form is marigold, spelled M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
- 2Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
- 3A million pounds sterling.
- 4Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning)
Etymology
From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Middle English golde (“marigold”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amrigold,mairgold,margiold,mariggold,mariglod,marigodl,marigoldd,marigolld,mariogld,marrigold,mmarigold,mraigold
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marigold - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “marigold”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “manifold” - see the side-by-side comparison. marigold vs manifold
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.