marginal
Spanish, adjective/maɾxiˈnal/
marginal is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L (8 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,773rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marginal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “marginal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Referido a un tema o elemento, que tiene poca importancia o relevancia”.
What does marginal mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Referido a un tema o elemento, que tiene poca importancia o relevancia. 2. Que está situado en la margen o borde (de un texto, una ciudad, etc.) 3. Que pertenece o concierne al o a la margen (en sus diferentes acepciones). 4. Referido a una persona o grupo, que está por fuera de lo convencional, normativa o socialmente aceptado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marginal
- marginales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marginal?
- /maɾxiˈnal/
- [maɾ.xiˈnal]
- [maɾxiˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marginal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marginal in Spanish?
marginal appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).