marlingspike vs marlinspike

marlingspike and marlinspike both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marlingspike	Yes	No	No	No
marlinspike	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, marlingspike and marlinspike are synonyms defined as:

marlingspike and marlinspike: a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)

Other synonyms of marlingspike include marlinespike.

marlingspike (noun)	marlinspike (noun)
a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)	a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)