marvel

/\ˈmɑɹ.vəl\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,436

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

marvel is aFrenchnoun. It means: Merveille. Pronounced \ˈmɑɹ.vəl\. Often confused with Morel and mauve.

Key facts for marvel
PropertyValue
Headwordmarvel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmɑɹ.vəl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,436
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of marvel in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for marvel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈmɑɹ.vəl\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,436 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Merveille.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for marvel, with forms such as "amrvel", "marevl", and "marrvel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Morel", "mauve", "morve", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is marvel, spelled M-A-R-V-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Merveille.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrvel,marevl,marrvel,marvell,marvle,marvvel,mavrel,mmarvel,mravel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for marvel

Misspelling Variants of "marvel"

amrvel6marevl6marrvel7marvell7marvle6marvvel7mavrel6mmarvel7
Misspelling Variants of "marvel"

Frequency rank: #11,436 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marvel"?
"marvel" is spelled M-A-R-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmɑɹ.vəl\.
What does "marvel" mean?
As a noun, "marvel" means: Merveille.
What words are commonly confused with "marvel"?
"marvel" is commonly confused with "Morel", "mauve", "morve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marvel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marvel" is \ˈmɑɹ.vəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marvel" come from?
"marvel" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.