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 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,523
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of marsupial

Corpus desk

Index EN-marsupials · marsupials · English

marsupials · rank #64,523 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,523
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Marinette

Nearest frequency peer: Marinette (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “marsupials”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “marsupials” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Long-tail rank of “marsupials” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Marinette” (#64,522), “Masao” (#64,524), “mase” (#64,525). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “marsupials” is #64,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marsupials is uncommon English at frequency #64,523 among 4,057 “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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malinowski#64,515lamination#64,486neurotoxin#64,566obediently#64,583

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list