pot marigold

noun

"pot-marigold" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pot marigold” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calendula officinalis, a species of marigold

Key facts for pot marigold
PropertyValue
Headwordpot marigold
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pot marigold” sits in English frequency

pot marigold falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for pot marigold is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Calendula officinalis, a species of marigold".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pot marigold, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pot + marigold. The correct English form is pot marigold, spelled P-O-T- -M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calendula officinalis, a species of marigold

Etymology

From pot + marigold.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pot marigold"?
"pot marigold" is spelled P-O-T- -M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D.
What does "pot marigold" mean?
As a noun, "pot marigold" means: Calendula officinalis, a species of marigold
What is the origin of the word "pot marigold"?
From pot + marigold. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pot marigold”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-O-T- -M-A-R-I-G-O-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list