# Marseilles

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/ · frequency rank #33,320

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of Marseille: the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
2. A city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Marseille** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marseille-vs-marseilles)

## Common misspellings (13)
`amrseilles`, `maresilles`, `marrseilles`, `marseilels`, `marseiles`, `marseilless`, `marseillse`, `marseliles`, `marsielles`, `marsseilles`, `masreilles`, `mmarseilles`, `mraseilles`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marseilles