# march

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɑːtʃ/ · frequency rank #550

## Definitions
1. A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
2. A journey so walked.
3. A political rally or parade.
4. Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
5. Steady forward movement or progression.
6. The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.

## Etymology
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian.

## Easily confused with
- **MRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mrc)
- **much** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-much)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mark)
- **Mary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mary)
- **math** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-math)
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mars)
- **mart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mart)
- **Marx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marx)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mare)
- **mash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mash)
- **Mari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mari)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marr)
- **mech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-mech)
- **maru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-maru)
- **marv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marv)
- **Merc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-merc)
- **marg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marg)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marl)
- **match** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-match)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/march-vs-marks)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amrch`, `macrh`, `marcch`, `marchh`, `marhc`, `marrch`, `mmarch`, `mrach`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/march