marry

/ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē

//ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē/ verb

The verdict

“marry” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,675 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,675
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,087
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - casar-se; casar alguém

Corpus desk

Index PT-marry · marry · Portuguese

marry · rank #55,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,675
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH marajoara

Nearest frequency peer: marajoara (-2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “marry”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “marry” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marry
PropertyValue
Headwordmarry
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “marry” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).marrycai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “marajoara” (#55,673), “mates” (#55,679), “mensurável” (#55,683). Entre 1,087 lemas com “M”, “marry” fica em #55,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marry is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,675 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "casar-se; casar alguém".

No generated misspelling entries exist for marry in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is marry, spelled M-A-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    casar-se; casar alguém

Synonyms

wed

Antonyms

divorce

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marry"?
"marry" is spelled M-A-R-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē.
What does "marry" mean?
As a verb, "marry" means: casar-se; casar alguém
How do you pronounce "marry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marry" is /ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marry" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list