# Marist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɹɪst/ · frequency rank #42,765

## Definitions
1. A member of any of several Roman Catholic organizations named after the Virgin Mary

## Etymology
From French Mariste, from Marie (“Mary”) + -iste (“-ist”).

## Easily confused with
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-mars)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-mart)
- **mist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-mist)
- **mast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-mast)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marks)
- **merit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-merit)
- **marsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marsh)
- **moist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-moist)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marys)
- **Mavis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-mavis)
- **market** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-market)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marius)
- **Marxist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marxist)
- **Marxism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marist-vs-marxism)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mari-vs-marist)
- **Mais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mais-vs-marist)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marist)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mario-vs-marist)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-marist)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marin-vs-marist)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrist`, `mairst`, `marisst`, `maristt`, `marits`, `marrist`, `marsit`, `mmarist`, `mraist`

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