marsupials

/mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/

//mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz// noun

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"marsupials" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“marsupials” is uncommon English (frequency #64,523 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,523
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of marsupial

Key facts for marsupials
PropertyValue
Headwordmarsupials
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marsupials” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marsupials lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marsupials is uncommon English at frequency #64,523 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of marsupial".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for marsupials, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is marsupials, spelled M-A-R-S-U-P-I-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of marsupial

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 "marsupials"?
"marsupials" is spelled M-A-R-S-U-P-I-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/.
What does "marsupials" mean?
As a noun, "marsupials" means: plural of marsupial
How do you pronounce "marsupials"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marsupials" is /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marsupials" come from?
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Using “marsupials”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-S-U-P-I-A-L-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /mɑːˈsuː.pi.əlz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list