married

/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/

//ˈmæɹ.ɪd// adj

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"married" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“married” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#994
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.

Corpus desk

Index EN-married · married · English

married · rank #994 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH included

Nearest frequency peer: included (-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 “married”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “married” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

married vs Marie
57% similar
married vs marked
71% similar
married vs Madrid
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for married
PropertyValue
Headwordmarried
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈmæɹ.ɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#994
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “married”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).marriedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “included” (#993), “officer” (#995), “growth” (#992). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “married” is #994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around married (IPA /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #994 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for married, with forms such as "amrried", "maried", and "marired". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Marie", "marked", "Madrid", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed. The correct English form is married, spelled M-A-R-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
  2. 2
    Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Are you married or single?
  2. My mom got married to her childhood sweetheart.

Etymology

From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.

This word in other languages

casado(Español)mariée(Français)verheiratet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrried
  • maried
  • marired
  • marreid
  • marride
  • marriedd
  • mmarried
  • mraried

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of married - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrried2maried1marired2marreid2marride2marriedd1mmarried1mraried2
Edit distance from "married"

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 "married"?
"married" is spelled M-A-R-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/.
What does "married" mean?
As an adjective, "married" means: In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
What words are commonly confused with "married"?
"married" is commonly confused with "Marie", "marked", "Madrid". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "married"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "married" is /ˈmæɹ.ɪd/. 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 "married"?
From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed. 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 "married", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

officer#995respect#999culture#987allowed#985

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

seeing8 variantscreate8 variantsGeorge8 variantstruth8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list