submarginal
adjective
submarginal is spelled S-U-B-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, submarginal means “Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in submarginal?
| Letters | 11: S-U-B-M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is submarginal?
Submarginal appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of submarginal
- more submarginal comparative
- most submarginal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does submarginal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Less than, or worse than, marginal. Not meeting even the minimum standard of quality.
- 2
Below a margin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does submarginal come from?
From sub- + marginal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).