marginar

[maɾxiˈnaɾ]

/[maɾxiˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“marginar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,532 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,532
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dejar algo o a alguien al margen, no incluirlo en un momento dado.

Key facts for marginar
PropertyValue
Headwordmarginar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾxiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,532
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marginar” 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). marginar lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

marginar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,532 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾxiˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for marginar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is marginar, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejar algo o a alguien al margen, no incluirlo en un momento dado.
  2. 2
    Hacer que alguien no se pueda integrar en un grupo social, en particular al dejarle en condición de inferioridad u opresión.
  3. 3
    Ignorar, no hacer caso.
  4. 4
    Crear o dejar la margen (espacio en blanco a cada lado) de un documento o texto, sea en papel o en forma electrónica.
  5. 5
    Hacer anotaciones al margen (en los espacios en blanco de un documento o texto).

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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 "marginar"?
"marginar" is spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾxiˈnaɾ].
What does "marginar" mean?
As a verb, "marginar" means: Dejar algo o a alguien al margen, no incluirlo en un momento dado.
How do you pronounce "marginar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marginar" is [maɾxiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marginar" come from?
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Using “marginar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-G-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maɾxiˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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