maril
/mɛˈɹɪl/noun
maril is spelled M-A-R-I-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maril means “An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in maril?
| Letters | 5: M-A-R-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 maril?
Maril appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 maril?
- UK /mæˈɹɪl/
- US /mɛˈɹɪl/
Maril has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with maril?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as maril from its last stressed vowel (/ɪl/):
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).
What does maril mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does maril come from?
Coined by British bookbinder Phillip Smith as a clipping of Silmaril, the name of three jewels in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).