# marine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /məˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #2,843

## Definitions
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. Belonging to or situated at the seaside; maritime.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-mine)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-mario)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-maris)
- **mayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-mayne)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-morin)
- **Marne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marne)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-martin)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marion)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marvin)
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-mating)
- **Maxine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-maxine)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marius)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marlin)
- **merino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-merino)
- **Marnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marnie)
- **Marist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marist)
- **marque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marque)
- **moline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-moline)
- **Marple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marple)
- **marking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-marking)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amrine`, `mairne`, `marien`, `marinne`, `marrine`, `mmarine`, `mraine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marine