market

/ˈmɑːkɪt/

//ˈmɑːkɪt// noun

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"market" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“market” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #513. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#513
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-market · market · English

market · rank #513 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #513
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH gonna

Nearest frequency peer: gonna (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “market”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “market” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

market vs mart
67% similar
market vs marks
67% similar
market vs Marko
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for market
PropertyValue
Headwordmarket
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑːkɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#513
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “market”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).marketlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “gonna” (#512), “near” (#514), “easy” (#511). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “market” is #513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around market (IPA /ˈmɑːkɪt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #513 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for market, with forms such as "amrket", "makret", and "marekt". 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, "mart", "marks", "Marko", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merchandise”).… The correct English form is market, spelled M-A-R-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
  2. 2
    A relatively spacious outdoor or covered site where traders set up stalls, either temporarily or permanently or semi-permanently, and buyers browse the merchandise.
  3. 3
    Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
  4. 4
    A group of potential or current customers for one's product.
  5. 5
    A geographical area or region where a certain commercial demand exists.
  6. 6
    A formally organized, sometimes monopolistic, system of trading in specified goods or effects.
  7. 7
    The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.
  8. 8
    The price for which a thing is sold in a market; hence, value or worth; market value.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how market appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The right to hold a weekly market was an invaluable privilege not given to all towns in the Middle Ages.
  2. There's a market every Thursday and Saturday in the town square.

Etymology

From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merchandise”). Cognate with West Frisian merk (“market”), Dutch markt, Old High German Markt, German Markt, Danish and Norwegian marked (“market”), Faroese and Icelandic markaður (“market”), Swedish marknad (“market”).

This word in other languages

feria(Español)marché(Français)Markt(Deutsch)mercado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrket
  • makret
  • marekt
  • markett
  • markket
  • markte
  • marrket
  • mmarket
  • mraket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of market - 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.

amrket2makret2marekt2markett1markket1markte2marrket1mmarket1
Edit distance from "market"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "market"?
"market" is spelled M-A-R-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑːkɪt/.
What does "market" mean?
As a noun, "market" means: A gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise, often periodic at a set time.
What words are commonly confused with "market"?
"market" is commonly confused with "mart", "marks", "Marko". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "market"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "market" is /ˈmɑːkɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "market"?
From Middle English market, from late Old English market (“market”) and Anglo-Norman markiet (Old French marchié); all ultimately from Latin mercātus (“trade, market”), from mercor (“to trade, deal in, buy”), itself derived from merx (“wares, merc... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "market", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list