marriage-broker

noun

"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.

Key facts for marriage-broker
PropertyValue
Headwordmarriage-broker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marriage-broker” sits in English frequency

marriage-broker falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Alternative 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marriage-broker"?
"marriage-broker" is spelled M-A-R-R-I-A-G-E---B-R-O-K-E-R.
What does "marriage-broker" mean?
As a noun, "marriage-broker" means: Alternative form of marriage broker.
What language does "marriage-broker" come from?
"marriage-broker" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “marriage-broker”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • 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.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list