marinade

/ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/

//ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd// noun

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

The verdict

“marinade” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,416
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marinade · marinade · English

marinade · rank #39,416 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,416
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH marigold

Nearest frequency peer: marigold (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “marinade”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “marinade” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marinade vs marine
75% similar
marinade vs marinate
88% similar
marinade vs marina
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marinade
PropertyValue
Headwordmarinade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,416
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “marinade”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).marinadelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “marigold” (#39,415), “Marla” (#39,417), “matted” (#39,418). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marinade” is #39,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around marinade (IPA /ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,416 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for marinade, with forms such as "amrinade", "mairnade", and "mariande". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "marine", "marinate", "marina", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French marinade. The correct English form is marinade, spelled M-A-R-I-N-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marinade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I like to use a lemon marinade with chicken.
  2. How much marinade you need depends on the amount of food to be marinated.

Etymology

Borrowed from French marinade.

This word in other languages

marinada(Español)marinade(Français)Marinade(Deutsch)marinada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrinade
  • mairnade
  • mariande
  • marinadde
  • marinaed
  • marindae
  • marinnade
  • marniade
  • marrinade
  • mmarinade
  • mrainade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marinade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrinade2mairnade2mariande2marinadde1marinaed2marindae2marinnade1marniade2
Edit distance from "marinade"

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 "marinade"?
"marinade" is spelled M-A-R-I-N-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/.
What does "marinade" mean?
As a noun, "marinade" means: A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.
What words are commonly confused with "marinade"?
"marinade" is commonly confused with "marine", "marinate", "marina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marinade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marinade" is /ˌmaɹɪˈneɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "marinade"?
Borrowed from French marinade. 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 "marinade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

marigold#39,415McArthur#39,420mandible#39,411loveable#39,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Lowndes11 variantslifelike11 variantsmortally11 variantsnebulous11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list