Which to use
“machado” is a noun and “marcado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,704
- “machado” frequency rank
- #4,723
- “marcado” frequency rank
- 15427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machado | marcado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herramienta para cortar madera. | Participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes machado and marcado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: machado is [maˈt͡ʃað̞o] while marcado is [maɾˈkað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machado is recorded at frequency rank #10,704, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈt͡ʃað̞o]. marcado is at rank #4,723, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞o].
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 15427, this pair ranks #280,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of machado vs marcado
Shared letters: acdmo. Private to "machado": h. Private to "marcado": r.
"machado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV