Which to use
“machu” and “marcho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,558
- “machu” frequency rank
- #35,609
- “marcho” frequency rank
- 66167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machu | marcho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viejo, anciano | Marco, por peso (peso de ocho onzas para la plata y de cincuenta castellanos para el oro). |
Where the eye mixes machu and marcho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses machu with marcho
A purely visual mix-up. machu ([ˈma.ʧu]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machu is recorded at frequency rank #30,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈma.ʧu]. 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 66167, this pair ranks #40,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of machu vs marcho
Shared letters: achm. Private to "machu": u. Private to "marcho": or.
"machu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "marcho" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machu" for "marcho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machu" vs "marcho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "machu" and "marcho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "machu" 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 #40,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machu" 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 #40,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.