marginalisme
\maʁ.ʒi.na.lism\
The verdict
“marginalisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Théorie économique qui repose sur l’idée que la valeur économique résulte de l’utilité marginale.
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Index FR-marginalisme · marginalisme · French
marginalisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marginalisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \maʁ.ʒi.na.lism\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
marginalisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \maʁ.ʒi.na.lism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Théorie économique qui repose sur l’idée que la valeur économique résulte de l’utilité marginale.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for marginalisme, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is marginalisme, spelled M-A-R-G-I-N-A-L-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1Théorie économique qui repose sur l’idée que la valeur économique résulte de l’utilité marginale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how marginalisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'importance théorique du marginalisme tient au fait que les hypothèses théoriques sur lesquelles il s'est développé ont révolutionné la théorie de la valeur, c'est-à-dire la théorie des prix relatifs.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.