marriage

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"marriage" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marriage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,313
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being married.

Corpus desk

Index EN-marriage · marriage · English

marriage · rank #1,313 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,313
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH luck

Nearest frequency peer: luck (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “marriage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “marriage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marriage
PropertyValue
Headwordmarriage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,313
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “marriage”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).marriagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “luck” (#1,312), “names” (#1,314), “literally” (#1,311). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marriage” is #1,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around marriage (IPA /ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,313 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marriage, with forms such as "amrriage", "mariage", and "marirage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Do… The correct English form is marriage, spelled M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being married.
  2. 2
    A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
  3. 3
    A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
  4. 4
    A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
  5. 5
    A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
  6. 6
    A close union.
  7. 7
    A joining of two parts.
  8. 8
    A king and a queen, when held as a hand in some versions of poker or melded in pinochle.
  9. 9
    In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.
  10. 10
    A homosexual relationship between male prisoners.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You should enter marriage for love.
  2. By his marriage to his two wives, Tapuwae quietly strengthened all of the pas of the Wairoa district, as many of them came under his control through these unions.

Etymology

From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry + -age. Doublet of maritage. Displaced native Old English sinsċipe.

Synonyms

matrimonyweddingcivil union

Antonyms

divorce

This word in other languages

matrimonio(Español)mariage(Français)Ehe(Deutsch)casamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrriage
  • mariage
  • marirage
  • marraige
  • marriaeg
  • marriagge
  • marrigae
  • mmarriage
  • mrariage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marriage - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrriage2mariage1marirage2marraige2marriaeg2marriagge1marrigae2mmarriage1
Edit distance from "marriage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marriage"?
"marriage" is spelled M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "marriage" mean?
As a noun, "marriage" means: The state of being married.
What are common misspellings of "marriage"?
Common misspellings include "amrriage", "mariage", "marirage", "marraige", "marriaeg". The correct spelling is "marriage".
How do you pronounce "marriage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marriage" is /ˈmæɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/. 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 "marriage"?
From Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from marier (“to marry”), from Latin marītō (“marry”, verb, literally “give in marriage”), from marītus (“lover”, “nuptial”), from mas (“male, masculine, of the male sex”). Equivalent to marry ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marriage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list