Which to use
“manadas” and “marcadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,604
- “manadas” frequency rank
- #14,644
- “marcadas” frequency rank
- 50248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manadas | marcadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de manado, participio de manar. | Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes manadas and marcadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses manadas with marcadas
A purely visual mix-up. manadas ([maˈnað̞as]) and marcadas ([maɾˈkað̞as]) 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 50248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,604, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [maˈnað̞as]. 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 50248, this pair ranks #104,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manadas vs marcadas
Shared letters: adms. Private to "manadas": n. Private to "marcadas": cr.
"manadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manadas" and "marcadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "manadas" or "marcadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manadas" and "marcadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manadas vs menudas". 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 #104,256 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.