# marten

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ · frequency rank #43,775

## Definitions
1. Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

## Etymology
From Middle English martren, martryn, from Old French martrine (“marten fur”), from Old Dutch *marthrīn (“of marten fur”), from *marthar (“marten”). Displaced related Old English mearþ, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

## Easily confused with
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mate)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mates)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-marty)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-matte)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mater)
- **Mateo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mateo)
- **mated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mated)
- **maven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-maven)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-matter)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-master)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-martin)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-marvel)
- **Martha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-martha)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-marvin)
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-morton)
- **martyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-martyr)
- **molten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-molten)
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-merton)
- **Mattel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-mattel)
- **matted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-matted)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrten`, `maretn`, `marrten`, `martenn`, `martne`, `martten`, `matren`, `mmarten`, `mraten`

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