Marseilles
/mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/noun
Marseilles is spelled M-A-R-S-E-I-L-L-E-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Marseilles means “A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Marseilles?
| Letters | 10: M-A-R-S-E-I-L-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Marseilles?
Marseilles appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Marseilles?
- /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
- /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪlz/
Marseilles has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Marseilles.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Marseilles mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Marseilles come from?
From Old French Marseilles (nominative of Marseille), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).