marcar

[maɾˈkaɾ]

/[maɾˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“marcar” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,532
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marcar · marcar · Spanish

marcar · rank #5,532 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,532
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH metió

Nearest frequency peer: metió (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “marcar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “marcar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

marcar vs María
50% similar
marcar vs marco
67% similar
marcar vs matar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for marcar
PropertyValue
Headwordmarcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,532
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marcar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).marcarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “metió” (#5,534), “llamaron” (#5,529), “mostrado” (#5,535). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marcar” va en #5,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around marcar (IPA [maɾˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,532 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for marcar, with forms such as "amrcar", "macrar", and "maracr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "María", "marco", "matar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 marcar, spelled M-A-R-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado.
  2. 2
    Dejar una profunda huella o trauma en una persona para el tiempo sucesivo de su vida.

Synonyms

puntuaranotar

This word in other languages

score(English)marquer(Français)markieren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrcar
  • macrar
  • maracr
  • marcarr
  • marccar
  • marcra
  • marrcar
  • mmarcar
  • mracar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marcar - 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.

amrcar2macrar2maracr2marcarr1marccar1marcra2marrcar1mmarcar1
Edit distance from "marcar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marcar"?
"marcar" is spelled M-A-R-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈkaɾ].
What does "marcar" mean?
As a verb, "marcar" means: Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado.
What words are commonly confused with "marcar"?
"marcar" is commonly confused with "María", "marco", "matar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marcar" is [maɾˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marcar" come from?
"marcar" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marcar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

laguna#5,526otorga#5,543piedad#5,545quedas#5,553

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

navarro9 variantsquédate9 variantsrodeado9 variantsUcrania9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list