marshal

/ˈmɑː.ʃəl/

//ˈmɑː.ʃəl// noun

The verdict

“marshal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,738 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,738
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jefe de policía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marshal · marshal · Spanish

marshal · rank #61,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH melanoma

Nearest frequency peer: melanoma (+5 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 “marshal”

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 “marshal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marshal
PropertyValue
Headwordmarshal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɑː.ʃəl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marshal” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).marshalcae 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: “melanoma” (#61,743), “Mahón” (#61,732), “mentimos” (#61,744). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marshal” va en #61,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marshal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,738 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɑː.ʃəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for marshal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is marshal, spelled M-A-R-S-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jefe de policía.
  2. 2
    Mariscal.

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 "marshal"?
"marshal" is spelled M-A-R-S-H-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɑː.ʃəl/.
What does "marshal" mean?
As a noun, "marshal" means: Jefe de policía.
How do you pronounce "marshal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marshal" is /ˈmɑː.ʃəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list