marjoram
/ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm/noun
marjoram is spelled M-A-R-J-O-R-A-M: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marjoram means “A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marjoram is marjorams.
How many letters and syllables are in marjoram?
| Letters | 8: M-A-R-J-O-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is marjoram?
Marjoram appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce marjoram?
- UK /ˈmɑːd͡ʒ(ə)ɹəm/
- US /ˈmɑɹd͡ʒəɹəm/
Marjoram has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marjoram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of marjoram
- marjorams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marjoram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
- 2
The leaves of this plant, especially dried, used in flavouring food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marjoram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marjolaine |
| German | Majoran |
| Portuguese | manjerona |
| Spanish | mejorana, mayorana, almoraduj, almoradux (almoradush), sampsuco, amáraco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does marjoram come from?
From Old French majorane, from Medieval Latin maiōrana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).