marcar
Spanish, verb/maɾˈkaɾ/
marcar is spelled M-A-R-C-A-R (6 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,469th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marcar is a Spanish verb meaning “to mark, to set” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado”.
What does marcar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to mark, to set
marcar el ritmo
- 2
to write down, jot down
- 3
to score
- 4
to show, read, say (of a measuring device)
- 5
to beat, make (a rhythm)
- 6
to dial
- 7
to frame
- 8
Spainto fancy, have a hankering for
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado. 2. Dejar una profunda huella o trauma en una persona para el tiempo sucesivo de su vida.
verb: 1. Señalar, indicar con un signo. 2. Defender₆ muy de cerca a un jugador del equipo contrario.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marcar
- marco first-person present singular
- marqué first-person preterite singular
- marcado participle past
- c-qu alternation
- marcando gerund
- marcada feminine participle past
- marcados masculine participle past
- marcadas feminine participle past
- marcas indicative informal present
- marcás indicative informal present
- marca indicative present singular
- marcamos first-person indicative plural
- marcáis indicative plural present
- marcan indicative plural present
- marcaba first-person imperfect indicative
- marcabas imperfect indicative second-person
- marcábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- marcabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marcar?
- /maɾˈkaɾ/
- [maɾˈkaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marcar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marcar in Spanish?
marcar appears 14 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).