# marched vs matches

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marched
*verb · IPA /mɑɹt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #10,395*
simple past and past participle of march

### matches
*noun · IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/ · frequency rank #2,543*
plural of match

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marched-vs-matches