Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marital status

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: mar-i-tal s-ta-tus
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

Inflected Forms

marital statuses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

relationship status status

Synonyms

civil status

Questions

What does marital status mean?: One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

How to pronounce marital status

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