marga

[ˈmaɾɣ̞a]

/[ˈmaɾɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“marga” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,564
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marga · marga · Spanish

marga · rank #30,564 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,564
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maquinista

Nearest frequency peer: maquinista (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “marga”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “marga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marga vs masa
60% similar
marga vs mata
60% similar
marga vs mark
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marga
PropertyValue
Headwordmarga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɾɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,564
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marga”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.margacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “maquinista” (#30,563), “Mariela” (#30,565), “malandros” (#30,561). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marga” va en #30,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around marga (IPA [ˈmaɾɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,564 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for marga, with forms such as "amrga", "magra", and "marag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "masa", "mata", "mark", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is marga, spelled M-A-R-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento.

This word in other languages

marl(English)marne(Français)Mergel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrga
  • magra
  • marag
  • margga
  • marrga
  • mmarga
  • mraga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marga - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrga2magra2marag2margga1marrga1mmarga1mraga2
Edit distance from "marga"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marga"?
"marga" is spelled M-A-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɾɣ̞a].
What does "marga" mean?
As a noun, "marga" means: Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento.
What words are commonly confused with "marga"?
"marga" is commonly confused with "masa", "mata", "mark". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marga" is [ˈmaɾɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marga" come from?
"marga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

machu#30,558lepra#30,547Muñiz#30,587junte#30,538

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ojeada7 variantspepper7 variantshigos7 variantsQuique7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list