marchase

[maɾˈt͡ʃase]

/[maɾˈt͡ʃase]/ verb

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The verdict

“marchase” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,795 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,795
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marchase · marchase · Spanish

marchase · rank #99,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,795
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maricona

Nearest frequency peer: maricona (+3 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “marchase”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “marchase” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marchase
PropertyValue
Headwordmarchase
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[maɾˈt͡ʃase]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marchase” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.marchasecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “maricona” (#99,798), “Manolita” (#99,790), “manigua” (#99,788). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marchase” va en #99,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marchase is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,795 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾˈt͡ʃase]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

marchase doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is marchase, spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.

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 "marchase"?
"marchase" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈt͡ʃase].
What does "marchase" mean?
As a verb, "marchase" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.
How do you pronounce "marchase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marchase" is [maɾˈt͡ʃase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marchase" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maricona#99,798Manolita#99,790macanudo#99,780lúgubres#99,779

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list