marrying

/ˈmæɹiɪŋ/

//ˈmæɹiɪŋ// verb

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

The verdict

“marrying” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,396. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,396
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of marry

Corpus desk

Index EN-marrying · marrying · English

marrying · rank #10,396 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,396
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH marched

Nearest frequency peer: marched (-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 “marrying”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marrying” 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).

marrying vs marking
75% similar
marrying vs marching
75% similar

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

Key facts for marrying
PropertyValue
Headwordmarrying
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈmæɹiɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,396
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “marrying”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).marryinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “marched” (#10,395), “maths” (#10,397), “liner” (#10,393). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marrying” is #10,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around marrying (IPA /ˈmæɹiɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,396 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of marry".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for marrying, with forms such as "amrrying", "marriyng", and "marryign". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "marking", "marching", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is marrying, spelled M-A-R-R-Y-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of marry

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrrying
  • marriyng
  • marryign
  • marryingg
  • marryinng
  • marrynig
  • marryying
  • marying
  • maryring
  • mmarrying
  • mrarying

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marrying - 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.

amrrying2marriyng2marryign2marryingg1marryinng1marrynig2marryying1marying1
Edit distance from "marrying"

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 "marrying"?
"marrying" is spelled M-A-R-R-Y-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæɹiɪŋ/.
What does "marrying" mean?
As a verb, "marrying" means: present participle and gerund of marry
What words are commonly confused with "marrying"?
"marrying" is commonly confused with "marking", "marching". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marrying"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marrying" is /ˈmæɹiɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marrying" come from?
"marrying" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lifelong#10,391Mohammed#10,403infamous#10,382pitching#10,423

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

marched11 variantsmigrant11 variantsKashmir11 variantsglowing11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list