marisma

[maˈɾisma]

/[maˈɾisma]/ noun

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The verdict

“marisma” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,269 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,269
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ecosistema de terreno bajo y pantanoso que se inunda con agua proveniente del mar. Por poseer agua salobre, se diferencia de los humedales de agua dulce como la ciénaga, el estero y el pantano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marisma · marisma · Spanish

marisma · rank #80,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,269
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marean

Nearest frequency peer: marean (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “marisma”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “marisma” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marisma
PropertyValue
Headwordmarisma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈɾisma]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marisma” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).marismacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “marean” (#80,268), “maromas” (#80,270), “marriage” (#80,271). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marisma” va en #80,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marisma is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,269 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [maˈɾisma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ecosistema de terreno bajo y pantanoso que se inunda con agua proveniente del mar. Por poseer agua salobre, se diferencia de los humedales de agua dulce como la ciénaga, el estero y el pantano.".

marisma has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 marisma, spelled M-A-R-I-S-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ecosistema de terreno bajo y pantanoso que se inunda con agua proveniente del mar. Por poseer agua salobre, se diferencia de los humedales de agua dulce como la ciénaga, el estero y el pantano.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how marisma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Caía la tarde. De Huelva llegaba un olor a marisma, a brea, a pescado.
  2. Por el tono parecía que ambos se expresaban con enfado, y aun casi con ira; pero no pude entender nada de lo que decían. ¶ Después se callaron, y creo que tomaron asiento, pues no los sentí acercarse más y hasta las aves se calmaron y volvieron a posarse sobre la marisma. ¶ Entonces me di cuenta de que estaba faltando a mi deber

This word in other languages

marais(Français)Marsch(Deutsch)

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 "marisma"?
"marisma" is spelled M-A-R-I-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈɾisma].
What does "marisma" mean?
As a noun, "marisma" means: Ecosistema de terreno bajo y pantanoso que se inunda con agua proveniente del mar. Por poseer agua salobre, se diferencia de los humedales de agua dulce como la ciénaga, el estero y el pantano.
How do you pronounce "marisma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marisma" is [maˈɾisma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marisma" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maromas#80,270melenas#80,280mentían#80,282loquero#80,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list