marlin

\maʁ.lɛ̃\

/\maʁ.lɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“marlin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,032
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merlin, sorte de cordage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-marlin · marlin · French

marlin · rank #48,032 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,032
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH marabouts

Nearest frequency peer: marabouts (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « marlin »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « marlin » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marlin vs matin
67% similar
marlin vs morin
67% similar
marlin vs Marly
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marlin
PropertyValue
Headwordmarlin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\maʁ.lɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,032
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « marlin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).marlinse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « marabouts » (#48,031), « marquette » (#48,033), « manifestante » (#48,030). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « marlin » est au #48,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around marlin (IPA \maʁ.lɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,032 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Merlin, sorte de cordage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marlin, with forms such as "amrlin", "malrin", and "mariln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "matin", "morin", "Marly", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is marlin, spelled M-A-R-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merlin, sorte de cordage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le réseau [du ballon transatlantique] qui a une largeur de 212 mailles, est fait de corde goudronnée à trois cordons, connue sous le nom de marlin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrlin
  • malrin
  • mariln
  • marlinn
  • marllin
  • marlni
  • marrlin
  • mmarlin
  • mralin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marlin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amrlin2malrin2mariln2marlinn1marllin1marlni2marrlin1mmarlin1
Edit distance from "marlin"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marlin"?
"marlin" is spelled M-A-R-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \maʁ.lɛ̃\.
What does "marlin" mean?
As a noun, "marlin" means: Merlin, sorte de cordage.
What words are commonly confused with "marlin"?
"marlin" is commonly confused with "matin", "morin", "Marly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marlin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marlin" is \maʁ.lɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marlin" come from?
"marlin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

menhir#48,042mercis#48,043loggia#48,016Littré#48,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

meneuse9 variantsmacaire9 variantsmoqués9 variantsLessing9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list