# Markus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,819

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname

## Etymology
Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

## Easily confused with
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-mars)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-maru)
- **masks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-masks)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-marys)
- **marque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-marque)
- **marquis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/markus-vs-marquis)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mark-vs-markus)
- **makes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makes-vs-markus)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marks-vs-markus)
- **mares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mares-vs-markus)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maris-vs-markus)
- **Marko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marko-vs-markus)
- **manus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manus-vs-markus)
- **magus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magus-vs-markus)
- **market** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/market-vs-markus)
- **marked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marked-vs-markus)
- **Marcus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcus-vs-markus)
- **marker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marker-vs-markus)
- **Marcos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcos-vs-markus)
- **Magnus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-markus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrkus`, `makrus`, `markkus`, `marksu`, `markuss`, `marrkus`, `maruks`, `mmarkus`, `mrakus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/markus