Which to use
“malvada” and “marcada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,419
- “malvada” frequency rank
- #7,752
- “marcada” frequency rank
- 28171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | malvada | marcada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de malvado, participio de malvar. | Forma del femenino de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes malvada and marcada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. malvada and marcada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses malvada with marcada
A purely visual mix-up. malvada ([malˈβ̞að̞a]) and marcada ([maɾˈkað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
malvada is recorded at frequency rank #20,419, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [malˈβ̞að̞a]. marcada is at rank #7,752, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞a].
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 28171, this pair ranks #223,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of malvada vs marcada
Shared letters: adm. Private to "malvada": lv. Private to "marcada": cr.
"malvada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "malvada" for "marcada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "malvada" vs "marcada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "malvada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "malvada" and "marcada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malva vs malvada". 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 #223,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.