Which to use
“mach” and “marcha” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,130
- “mach” frequency rank
- #1,020
- “marcha” frequency rank
- 36150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mach | marcha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de velocidad relativa que se define como el cociente entre la velocidad de un objeto y la velocidad del sonido en el medio en que se mueve dicho objeto. | Acción de marchar. |
Where the eye mixes mach and marcha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mach runs 4 letters (CVCC) against marcha's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mach vs marcha
A purely visual mix-up. mach ([ˈmat͡ʃ]) and marcha ([ˈmaɾt͡ʃa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mach is recorded at frequency rank #35,130, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃ]. marcha is at rank #1,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt͡ʃa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36150, this pair ranks #182,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mach vs marcha
Shared letters: achm. Private to "mach": -. Private to "marcha": r.
"mach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "marcha" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mach" for "marcha" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mach" or "marcha" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mach" and "marcha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mach vs math". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #182,201 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.