Mariko
"mariko" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mariko” is uncommon English (frequency #59,529 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,529
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Japanese.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mariko · Mariko · English
Mariko · rank #59,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,529
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Marciano
Nearest frequency peer: Marciano (-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 “Mariko”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Maplewood
Maplewood
40,474 corpus weight
- Marciano
Marciano
40,473 corpus weight
- Mariko
Mariko
40,472 corpus weight
- markdown
markdown
40,471 corpus weight
- marmot
marmot
40,470 corpus weight
- Matsui
Matsui
40,469 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mariko” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mariko |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,529 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mariko” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mariko is uncommon English at frequency #59,529 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Japanese.".
Mariko has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese まりこ (Mariko). The correct English form is Mariko, spelled M-A-R-I-K-O.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Japanese.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese まりこ (Mariko).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).