# marital

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmæɹɪtəl/ · frequency rank #13,193

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to marriage.
2. Pertaining to a husband.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French marital, and its source, Latin marītālis, from marītus (“husband”).

## Easily confused with
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-marta)
- **mortal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-mortal)
- **martel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-martel)
- **martial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-martial)
- **Marshal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-marshal)
- **maximal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marital-vs-maximal)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marital)
- **marina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marina-vs-marital)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marian-vs-marital)
- **Mariah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariah-vs-marital)
- **magical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magical-vs-marital)
- **marginal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marginal-vs-marital)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrital`, `mairtal`, `mariatl`, `maritall`, `maritla`, `marittal`, `marrital`, `mmarital`, `mraital`

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