marine
ma·rine/məˈɹiːn/adjective, noun, verb
marine is spelled M-A-R-I-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ma·rine). It appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, marine means “Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in marine?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ma·rine |
| In writing | 34 times per million words; the 2,831st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 marine?
Marine appears 34 times per million words in written English, the 2,831st 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 marine?
- /məˈɹiːn/
- /ˈmæɹɪn/
- /məˈɹaɪn/
Marine has 2 syllables, split ma·rine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-marine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: remain, mainer.
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).
Forms of marine
- more marine comparative
- most marine superlative
- marines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- marining participle, present
- marined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
- 2
Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
- 3
Used or adapted for use at sea.
- 4
Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
- 5
obsoleteBelonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.
- 6
Of or concerning underwater conditions, either saltwater or freshwater ones, and the equipment used therein.
This grease is suitable for marine use.
noun
- 1
A soldier, normally a member of a marine corps, trained to serve on board or from a ship.
He was a marine in World War II.
- 2
A marine corps.
He fought with the Marines in World War II.
- 3
A painting representing some marine subject.
- 4
archaicAny fleet of ships (commercial, military, or both).
verb
- 1
To adapt for use in a marine environment.
- 2
To temporarily inundate with water and/or other marine substances.
- 3
To equip (a boat) with sailors and other personnel required for an ocean voyage.
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, a marine corps.
noun
- 1
A member of a marine corps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marin, maritime , marinier |
| German | See-, Meeres- , Marineinfanterist , Marinesoldat |
| Portuguese | marítimo, marinho , fuzileiro naval |
| Spanish | marítimo, marino , infante de marina, alier (desus.), marine, managuá |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does marine come from?
Recorded since c.1420 as Middle English marin, borrowed from Middle French marin, from Old French, from Latin marinus (“of the sea”), itself from mare (“sea”), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“body of water, lake”) (cognate with Old English mere (“sea, lake, pool, pond”), Dutch meer, German Meer, all from Proto-Germanic *mari). The modern pronunciation is presumably due to the influence of modern French marine, feminine singular of marin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).