marker
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
"marker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“marker” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,686 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,686
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
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 | marker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marker” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for marker is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,686 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 23 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marker, with forms such as "amrker", "makrer", and "marekr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Marr", "marks", "Mayer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mark + -er. The correct English form is marker, spelled M-A-R-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
- 2Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
- 3Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
- 4Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 5Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 6Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 7Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 8Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 9Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 10Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 11Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 12Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 13Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 14Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 15Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 16Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 17Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.
- 18The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.
- 19A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not.
- 20A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment.
- 21A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players.
- 22A player employed by a private club to compete against members.
- 23A point, unit of scoring in a game or competition.
Etymology
From mark + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amrker,makrer,marekr,markerr,markker,markre,marrker,mmarker,mraker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “marker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Marr” - see the side-by-side comparison. marker vs Marr
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.