marquesa

[maɾˈkesa]

/[maɾˈkesa]/ noun

The verdict

“marquesa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,171
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-marquesa · marquesa · Spanish

marquesa · rank #19,171 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,171
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH matadero

Nearest frequency peer: matadero (+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 “marquesa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “marquesa” 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).

marquesa vs Márquez
50% similar
marquesa vs Marquina
63% similar
marquesa vs marqueses
78% similar

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

Key facts for marquesa
PropertyValue
Headwordmarquesa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɾˈkesa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,171
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “marquesa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.marquesacae 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 “matadero” (#19,172), “malaria” (#19,169), “mayonesa” (#19,173). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “marquesa” va en #19,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around marquesa (IPA [maɾˈkesa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,171 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for marquesa, with forms such as "amrquesa", "maqruesa", and "marqeusa". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Márquez", "Marquina", "marqueses", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is marquesa, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino.
  2. 2
    Mujer con el título nobiliario inferior al de duque y superior al de conde, entre la nobleza europea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Según he oído, la marquesa tuvo que hacer frente al ejercito vecino
  2. En la ceremonia, la marquesa tuvo que mostrar reverencia hacia el duque

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amrquesa
  • maqruesa
  • marqeusa
  • marqquesa
  • marqueas
  • marquessa
  • marqusea
  • marrquesa
  • maruqesa
  • mmarquesa
  • mraquesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of marquesa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amrquesa2maqruesa2marqeusa2marqquesa1marqueas2marquessa1marqusea2marrquesa1
Edit distance from "marquesa"

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 "marquesa"?
"marquesa" is spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [maɾˈkesa].
What does "marquesa" mean?
As a noun, "marquesa" means: Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino.
What words are commonly confused with "marquesa"?
"marquesa" is commonly confused with "Márquez", "Marquina", "marqueses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "marquesa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marquesa" is [maɾˈkesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marquesa" come from?
"marquesa" 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 "marquesa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list