Which to use
“mach” and “marcho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,130
- “mach” frequency rank
- #35,609
- “marcho” frequency rank
- 70739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mach | marcho |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Marco, por peso (peso de ocho onzas para la plata y de cincuenta castellanos para el oro). |
Where the eye mixes mach and marcho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mach runs 4 letters (CVCC) against marcho's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mach vs marcho
A purely visual mix-up. mach ([ˈmat͡ʃ]) and marcho ([ˈmaɾt͡ʃo]) 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 70739, 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]. marcho is at rank #35,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt͡ʃo].
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 70739, this pair ranks #29,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mach vs marcho
Shared letters: achm. Private to "mach": -. Private to "marcho": or.
"mach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "marcho" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mach" and "marcho" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mach" or "marcho"?
What to do next
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 "marcho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mach" and "marcho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mapocho vs marcho". 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 #29,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.