marce
[ˈmaɾse]
The verdict
“marce” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,181 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,181
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marcir.
Corpus desk
Index ES-marce · marce · Spanish
marce · rank #82,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,181
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,142
- PHOTO-FINISH marcaste
Nearest frequency peer: marcaste (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “marce”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- malsana
malsana
17,825 corpus weight
- manotazos
manotazos
17,823 corpus weight
- maquiavélica
maquiavélica
17,822 corpus weight
- marcaste
marcaste
17,821 corpus weight
- marce
marce
17,820 corpus weight
- Matamala
Matamala
17,815 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “marce” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marce |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈmaɾse] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,181 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marce” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marce is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,181 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for marce, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is marce, spelled M-A-R-C-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marcir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de marcir.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "marce", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.