# marvelous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɑːvələs/ · frequency rank #14,365

## Definitions
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

## Etymology
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel + -ous.

## Easily confused with
- **Marcellus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcellus-vs-marvelous)
- **marvellous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvellous-vs-marvelous)

## Common misspellings (12)
`amrvelous`, `marevlous`, `marrvelous`, `marvelosu`, `marvelouss`, `marveluos`, `marveolus`, `marvleous`, `marvvelous`, `mavrelous`, `mmarvelous`, `mravelous`

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