marcha
Spanish, noun
marcha is spelled M-A-R-C-H-A (6 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,015th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marcha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “march” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of marchar. With an accent, marchá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of marchar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hoguera de leña que se hace en la Rioja a las puertas de las casas cómo señal de regocijo”.
What does marcha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemarch
Marcha Real
- 2
femininedeparture
- 3
femininegear (of a motor vehicle, a particular combination or choice of interlocking gears)
- 4
Spaincolloquialfemininelively atmosphere, festive vibe, energy
- 5
Spaincolloquialfeminineparty (social gathering)
salir de marcha
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of marchar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de marchar. 2. Hoguera de leña que se hace en la Rioja a las puertas de las casas cómo señal de regocijo. 3. Grado de celeridad en el andar de un buque. 4. Orden de marcha₁.
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 marcha
- marchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to marcha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marcha in Spanish?
marcha appears 87 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).