marco

[ˈmaɾko]

/[ˈmaɾko]/ noun

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The verdict

“marco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,297. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,297
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza utilizada para rodear o ceñir alguna cosa, como una pintura, guarneciéndola.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marco · marco · Spanish

marco · rank #1,297 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,297
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH maestro

Nearest frequency peer: maestro (-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 “marco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marco” 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).

marco vs mayo
60% similar
marco vs muro
60% similar
marco vs mark
60% similar

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

Key facts for marco
PropertyValue
Headwordmarco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmaɾko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,297
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marco”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).marcocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “maestro” (#1,296), “materia” (#1,298), “juez” (#1,295). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marco” va en #1,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around marco (IPA [ˈmaɾko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,297 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for marco, with forms such as "amrco", "macro", and "marcco". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mayo", "muro", "mark", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is marco, spelled M-A-R-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza utilizada para rodear o ceñir alguna cosa, como una pintura, guarneciéndola.
  2. 2
    Construcción en la que se encaja una abertura en una construcción.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, entorno físico, lógico o temporal de alguna cosa.
  4. 4
    Unidad monetaria de Alemania, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.
  5. 5
    Unidad monetaria de Bosnia-Herzegovina.
  6. 6
    Unidad monetaria de Finlandia, sustituída por el euro desde el 2002.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how marco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En el Directo hablamos del ahora y el después para millones de personas inmigrantes y racializadas que viven en España y que han sido marginadas por la institucionalidad en el marco de ésta crisis.

Synonyms

marco alemán

This word in other languages

Rahmen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrco
  • macro
  • marcco
  • maroc
  • marrco
  • mmarco
  • mraco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amrco2macro2marcco1maroc2marrco1mmarco1mraco2
Edit distance from "marco"

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 "marco"?
"marco" is spelled M-A-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɾko].
What does "marco" mean?
As a noun, "marco" means: Pieza utilizada para rodear o ceñir alguna cosa, como una pintura, guarneciéndola.
What words are commonly confused with "marco"?
"marco" is commonly confused with "mayo", "muro", "mark". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marco" is [ˈmaɾko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marco" come from?
"marco" 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 "marco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dices#1,282carne#1,280golpe#1,316ambas#1,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

grado7 variantsLópez7 variantsmando7 variantshogar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list