markworthy

/mɑːkˈwɜːði/

//mɑːkˈwɜːði// adj

"markworthy" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“markworthy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Worthy of note or remark.

Corpus desk

Index EN-markworthy · markworthy · English

markworthy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for markworthy
PropertyValue
Headwordmarkworthy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/mɑːkˈwɜːði/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “markworthy” in English

markworthyfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

markworthy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /mɑːkˈwɜːði/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Worthy of note or remark.".

No misspelling variants are generated for markworthy in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mark + -worthy. Compare German merkwürdig (“strange, odd”). The correct English form is markworthy, spelled M-A-R-K-W-O-R-T-H-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Worthy of note or remark.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The scholar found something markworthy while reading the Bible for the eighth time.
  2. That the ancient Britons eat of the nuts and berries and other fruits which were borne by the more wooded land of their time, we may well believe, and a markworthy proof of it was many years ago afforded in the neighbourhood of Dorchester.

Etymology

From mark + -worthy. Compare German merkwürdig (“strange, odd”).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "markworthy"?
"markworthy" is spelled M-A-R-K-W-O-R-T-H-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /mɑːkˈwɜːði/.
What does "markworthy" mean?
As an adjective, "markworthy" means: Worthy of note or remark.
How do you pronounce "markworthy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "markworthy" is /mɑːkˈwɜːði/. 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 "markworthy"?
From mark + -worthy. Compare German merkwürdig (“strange, odd”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list