marcapáginas

[maɾkaˈpaxinas]

/[maɾkaˈpaxinas]/ noun

The verdict

“marcapáginas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto de grosor fino, normalmente de papel o cartulina, utilizado para marcar el punto exacto en el que queda detenida temporalmente la lectura de un libro y así poder regresar a él con facilidad.

Key facts for marcapáginas
PropertyValue
Headwordmarcapáginas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾkaˈpaxinas]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marcapáginas” sits in Spanish frequency

marcapáginas falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marcapáginas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [maɾkaˈpaxinas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Objeto de grosor fino, normalmente de papel o cartulina, utilizado para marcar el punto exacto en el que queda detenida temporalmente la lectura de un libro y así poder regresar a él con facilidad.".

marcapáginas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is marcapáginas, spelled M-A-R-C-A-P-Á-G-I-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto de grosor fino, normalmente de papel o cartulina, utilizado para marcar el punto exacto en el que queda detenida temporalmente la lectura de un libro y así poder regresar a él con facilidad.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marcapáginas"?
"marcapáginas" is spelled M-A-R-C-A-P-Á-G-I-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾkaˈpaxinas].
What does "marcapáginas" mean?
As a noun, "marcapáginas" means: Objeto de grosor fino, normalmente de papel o cartulina, utilizado para marcar el punto exacto en el que queda detenida temporalmente la lectura de un libro y así poder regresar a él con facilidad.
How do you pronounce "marcapáginas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marcapáginas" is [maɾkaˈpaxinas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marcapáginas" come from?
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Using “marcapáginas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-C-A-P-Á-G-I-N-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [maɾkaˈpaxinas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list