marcador
[maɾkaˈð̞oɾ]
The verdict
“marcador” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,593 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,593
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que marca₁, puntúa o anota.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marcador |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [maɾkaˈð̞oɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marcador” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for marcador is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɾkaˈð̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,593 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for marcador, with forms such as "amrcador", "macrador", and "maracdor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "marcar", "mercado", "mirador", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is marcador, spelled M-A-R-C-A-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1Que marca₁, puntúa o anota.
- 2Se dice de una defensa₉ que se encarga de marcar a uno de los jugadores contrarios.
- 3Que marca₃ un lugar o algún objeto.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amrcador,macrador,maracdor,marcaddor,marcadorr,marcadro,marcaodr,marccador,marcdaor,marrcador,mmarcador,mracador
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marcador - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “marcador”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-C-A-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾkaˈð̞oɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “marcar” - see the side-by-side comparison. marcador vs marcar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.