marches

[ˈmaɾt͡ʃes]

/[ˈmaɾt͡ʃes]/ verb

The verdict

“marches” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,976 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,976
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marches · marches · Spanish

marches · rank #86,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,976
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maquillan

Nearest frequency peer: maquillan (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “marches”

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 “marches” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for marches
PropertyValue
Headwordmarches
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈmaɾt͡ʃes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “marches” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.marchescae 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: “maquillan” (#86,975), “manya” (#86,974), “masajear” (#86,979). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marches” va en #86,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marches is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,976 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈmaɾt͡ʃes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.".

marches has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is marches, spelled M-A-R-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente 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 "marches"?
"marches" is spelled M-A-R-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɾt͡ʃes].
What does "marches" mean?
As a verb, "marches" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de marchar o de marcharse.
How do you pronounce "marches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marches" is [ˈmaɾt͡ʃes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marches" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list