marsh marigold
"marsh-marigold" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“marsh marigold” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caltha palustris, a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marsh marigold |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marsh marigold” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marsh marigold is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caltha palustris, a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for marsh marigold, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is marsh marigold, spelled M-A-R-S-H- -M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1Caltha palustris, a perennial plant with bright yellow flowers.
This word in other languages
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 "marsh marigold"?
What does "marsh marigold" mean?
What language does "marsh marigold" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “marsh marigold”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-S-H- -M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D - 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.