marquesa

/[maɾˈkesa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,171

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

marquesa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Señora poseedora de una tierra situada en la marca de un reino. Pronounced [maɾˈkesa]. Often confused with Márquez and Marquina.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of marquesa in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for marquesa is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɾˈkesa]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,171 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for marquesa, with forms such as "amrquesa", "maqruesa", and "marqeusa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Márquez", "Marquina", "marqueses", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is marquesa, spelled M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amrquesa,maqruesa,marqeusa,marqquesa,marqueas,marquessa,marqusea,marrquesa,maruqesa,mmarquesa,mraquesa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for marquesa

Misspelling Variants of "marquesa"

amrquesa8maqruesa8marqeusa8marqquesa9marqueas8marquessa9marqusea8marrquesa9
Misspelling Variants of "marquesa"

Frequency rank: #19,171 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.