marque
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/noun
marque is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marque means “A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marque is marques.
How many letters and syllables are in marque?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is marque?
Marque appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 marque?
- /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k/
Marque has one syllable (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marque.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with marque
Sounds like: mark (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of marque
- marques plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
- 2
A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals or privateering; the document recording this license.
- 3
A ship commissioned for making captures.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marque in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brand of a manufactured product:
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 marque come from?
Borrowed from French marque. Doublet of mark. Ultimately cognate with marquee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).