marksman
marks·man/ˈmɑɹksmən/noun
marksman is spelled M-A-R-K-S-M-A-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables (marks·man). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marksman means “A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marksman is marksmen.
How many letters and syllables are in marksman?
| Letters | 8: M-A-R-K-S-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: marks·man |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is marksman?
Marksman appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 marksman?
- US /ˈmɑɹksmən/
Marksman has 2 syllables, split marks·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-marksman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of marksman
- marksmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marksman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
- 2
Goalscorer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marksman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a man skilled in shooting at a target:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tireur d'élite |
| German | Scharfschütze, Präzisionsschütze |
| Portuguese | atirador de precisão |
| Spanish | tirador |
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 marksman come from?
From mark + -s- + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).