marchaban

[maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]

/[maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“marchaban” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,713. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,713
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de marchar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marchaban · marchaban · Spanish

marchaban · rank #37,713 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,713
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH marchen

Nearest frequency peer: marchen (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “marchaban”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marchaban” 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).

marchaban vs marchan
78% similar
marchaban vs marcharon
78% similar
marchaban vs marcaba
78% similar

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

Key facts for marchaban
PropertyValue
Headwordmarchaban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#37,713
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marchaban”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).marchabancae 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 “marchen” (#37,714), “mantendremos” (#37,711), “marcianos” (#37,715). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marchaban” va en #37,713. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around marchaban (IPA [maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,713 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de marchar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for marchaban, with forms such as "amrchaban", "macrhaban", and "marcahban". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "marchan", "marcharon", "marcaba", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists 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 marchaban, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de marchar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrchaban
  • macrhaban
  • marcahban
  • marcchaban
  • marchaabn
  • marchabann
  • marchabban
  • marchabna
  • marchavan
  • marchbaan
  • marchhaban
  • marhcaban
  • marrchaban
  • mmarchaban
  • mrachaban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marchaban - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amrchaban2macrhaban2marcahban2marcchaban1marchaabn2marchabann1marchabban1marchabna2
Edit distance from "marchaban"

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 "marchaban"?
"marchaban" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn].
What does "marchaban" mean?
As a verb, "marchaban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de marchar.
What words are commonly confused with "marchaban"?
"marchaban" is commonly confused with "marchan", "marcharon", "marcaba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marchaban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marchaban" is [maɾˈt͡ʃaβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marchaban" come from?
"marchaban" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list