marker
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/noun, verb
marker is spelled M-A-R-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marker means “A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marker is markers.
How many letters and syllables are in marker?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is marker?
Marker appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 marker?
- /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
Marker has 2 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: En-au-marker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marker?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marker.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: remark.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of marker
- markers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- markering participle, present
- markered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
- 2
A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.
- 3
A device that fires a paintball.
- 4
Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
- 5
A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.
- 6
A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor.
- 7
A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.
- 8
USslangSynonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt.
verb
- 1
To mark or write on (something) using a marker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate marker?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of marker: mrkr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marqueur, tetrahedron |
| German | Markierung |
| Portuguese | marco , marcador |
| Spanish | venero , marcador |
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 marker come from?
From mark + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).