marriage-broker
"marriage-broker" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“marriage-broker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of marriage broker.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marriage-broker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marriage-broker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marriage-broker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of marriage broker.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for marriage-broker, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is marriage-broker, spelled M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E---B-R-O-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of marriage broker.
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.
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Using “marriage-broker”
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- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E---B-R-O-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.