Marwood

name

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"marwood" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Marwood” is uncommon English (frequency #89,606 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,606
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).

Key facts for Marwood
PropertyValue
HeadwordMarwood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Marwood” 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). Marwood lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Marwood is uncommon English at frequency #89,606 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Marwood in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”). The correct English form is Marwood, spelled M-A-R-W-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).
  2. 2
    A civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ053972).
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”).

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 "Marwood"?
"Marwood" is spelled M-A-R-W-O-O-D.
What does "Marwood" mean?
As a proper noun, "Marwood" means: A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).
What is the origin of the word "Marwood"?
From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Marwood”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is M-A-R-W-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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