marchitan
[maɾˈt͡ʃit̪ãn]
The verdict
“marchitan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,530 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,530
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 36,142
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marchitar o de marchitarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | marchitan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [maɾˈt͡ʃit̪ãn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “marchitan” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
marchitan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,530 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [maɾˈt͡ʃit̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marchitar o de marchitarse.".
marchitan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is marchitan, spelled M-A-R-C-H-I-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marchitar o de marchitarse.
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.
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Using “marchitan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-C-H-I-T-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [maɾˈt͡ʃit̪ãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.