marmoreal
mar·mor·e·al/mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/adjective
marmoreal is spelled M-A-R-M-O-R-E-A-L: 9 letters and 4 syllables (mar·mor·e·al). It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, marmoreal means “Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in marmoreal?
| Letters | 9: M-A-R-M-O-R-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mar·mor·e·al |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 marmoreal?
Marmoreal appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 marmoreal?
- UK /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
- US /mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/
Marmoreal has 4 syllables, split mar·mor·e·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marmoreal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of marmoreal
- more marmoreal comparative
- most marmoreal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marmoreal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling marble or a marble statue; cold, smooth, white, etc.; marblelike.
- 2
obsoleteMade out of marble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marmoreal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resembling marble or a marble statue – see also marblelike:
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 marmoreal come from?
From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).