mamadasvsmarcadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mamadas is a noun, marcadas is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mamadas” is a noun and “marcadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,900
“mamadas” frequency rank
#14,644
“marcadas” frequency rank
31544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mamadas marcadas
Definition Forma del plural de mamada. Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mamadas and marcadas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
mamadas
8 ch
marcadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mamadas is [maˈmað̞as] while marcadas is [maɾˈkað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mamadas is recorded at frequency rank #16,900, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈmað̞as]. marcadas is at rank #14,644, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞as].

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 31544, this pair ranks #206,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mamadas vs marcadas

Shared letters: adms. Private to "mamadas": -. Private to "marcadas": cr.

"mamadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mamadasammadas · maamdas · mamaads · mamadass · mamaddas · mamadsa · mamdaas · mammadas
  • marcadasamrcadas · macradas · maracdas · marcaads · marcadass · marcaddas · marcadsa · marccadas

Frequency comparison

mamadas#16,900
marcadas#14,644

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mamadas" and "marcadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mamadas" is a noun and "marcadas" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mamadas" or "marcadas"?
"marcadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,644 in our Spanish list, against #16,900 for "mamadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mamadas vs marcadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mamadas”; for a participle, it's “marcadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mamadas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list