mariner
/ˈmæɹɪnə/
"mariner" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mariner” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,917. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,917
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mariner · mariner · English
mariner · rank #27,917 · 10 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,917
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Margo
Nearest frequency peer: Margo (-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 “mariner”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Maltese
Maltese
72,089 corpus weight
- manhunt
manhunt
72,087 corpus weight
- manoeuvre
manoeuvre
72,086 corpus weight
- Margo
Margo
72,085 corpus weight
- mariner
mariner
72,084 corpus weight
- Marlowe
Marlowe
72,083 corpus weight
What this shows “mariner” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mariner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæɹɪnə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #27,917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mariner”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around mariner (IPA /ˈmæɹɪnə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,917 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mariner, with forms such as "amriner", "mairner", and "marienr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "miner", "Marne", "marker", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives… The correct English form is mariner, spelled M-A-R-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mariner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My mariners, / Souls that have toil'd, and wrought, and thought with me—
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Etymology
From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amriner
- mairner
- marienr
- marinerr
- marinner
- marinre
- marnier
- marriner
- mmariner
- mrainer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mariner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
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