marry

/ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē

//ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē/ verb

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The verdict

“marry” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #55,675 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,675
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - casar-se; casar alguém

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)

Where “marry” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marry lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marry is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #55,675 among 2,261 “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?
"marry" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “marry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-A-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈmæɹi/, enPR: mărʹē (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list