marla
noun
marla is spelled M-A-R-L-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Marla, the name). As a noun, marla means “Plasticine; modelling clay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marla is marlas.
How many letters and syllables are in marla?
| Letters | 5: M-A-R-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 marla?
Marla appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Marla, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce marla?
Marla 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).
What rhymes with marla?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as marla.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alarm, malar, ramal.
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 marla
- marlas plural
- mala
- maala
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marla mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandPlasticine; modelling clay.
- 2
AustraliaA rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus), a small desert marsupial of Australia.
- 3
A unit of area used in the Indian subcontinent, of varying size, but roughly 250 square feet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does marla come from?
From Irish marla, from Middle English marle. Doublet of marl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).