margin

/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/

//ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn// noun

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The verdict

“margin” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,436 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,436
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - El borde de un papel, típicamente dejado en blanco cuando se imprime pero a veces usado para anotaciones, etc.; margen.

Corpus desk

Index ES-margin · margin · Spanish

margin · rank #70,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,436
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,142
  • PHOTO-FINISH manilla

Nearest frequency peer: manilla (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “margin”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “margin” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for margin
PropertyValue
Headwordmargin
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “margin” sits in Spanish 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). margin lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

margin is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,436 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

margin has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is margin, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    El borde de un papel, típicamente dejado en blanco cuando se imprime pero a veces usado para anotaciones, etc.; margen.
  2. 2
    El borde de cualquier superficie plana; margen.
  3. 3
    El borde que define inclusión o exclusión de un conjunto o grupo.
  4. 4
    Una diferencia o razón entre resultados, características, puntajes; margen.
  5. 5
    Una diferencia permisible; permitiendo algo de libertad para moverse entre límites; margen.
  6. 6
    El rendimiento o ganancia; el precio de venta menos el costo de producción; margen.
  7. 7
    Garantía depositada con un corredor, para compensar al corredor en el evento de una pérdida en la compra y venta especulativa de acciones, materias primas, etc.
  8. 8
    Lo que es auxiliar; periferia.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "margin"?
"margin" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/.
What does "margin" mean?
As a noun, "margin" means: El borde de un papel, típicamente dejado en blanco cuando se imprime pero a veces usado para anotaciones, etc.; margen.
How do you pronounce "margin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "margin" is /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "margin" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

magyar#70,430lonjas#70,422Loaiza#70,420librea#70,410
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