# Mario

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmaɹiəʊ/ · frequency rank #4,873

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.

## Easily confused with
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mri)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mark)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mary)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mars)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mayo)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marx)
- **Maui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-maui)
- **maxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-maxi)
- **Mori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-mori)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marr)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-maru)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marv)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-moro)
- **MIRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-miri)
- **miro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-miro)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marl)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marks)
- **marry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marry)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-merit)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amrio`, `mairo`, `maroi`, `marrio`, `mmario`, `mraio`

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