marikina

noun

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"marikina" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marikina” is uncommon English (frequency #81,541 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,541
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small marmoset, the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marikina · marikina · English

marikina · rank #81,541 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,541
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH marjoram

Nearest frequency peer: marjoram (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “marikina”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “marikina” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marikina
PropertyValue
Headwordmarikina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “marikina” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “marjoram” (#81,542), “Marland” (#81,543), “Maoism” (#81,538). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marikina” is #81,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marikina is uncommon English at frequency #81,541 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small marmoset, the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia.".

marikina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the native name: compare mariquinha. The correct English form is marikina, spelled M-A-R-I-K-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small marmoset, the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia.

Etymology

From the native name: compare mariquinha.

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 "marikina"?
"marikina" is spelled M-A-R-I-K-I-N-A.
What does "marikina" mean?
As a noun, "marikina" means: A small marmoset, the golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia.
What is the origin of the word "marikina"?
From the native name: compare mariquinha. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marikina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marjoram#81,542Manistee#81,537Marriner#81,545Maruyama#81,546

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list