Which to use
“manchada” and “marcada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,432
- “manchada” frequency rank
- #7,752
- “marcada” frequency rank
- 39184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manchada | marcada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de manchado, participio de manchar. | Forma del femenino de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes manchada and marcada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. manchada runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against marcada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses manchada with marcada
A purely visual mix-up. manchada ([mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manchada is recorded at frequency rank #31,432, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞a]. 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 39184, this pair ranks #165,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manchada vs marcada
Shared letters: acdm. Private to "manchada": hn. Private to "marcada": r.
"manchada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "marcada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manchada" and "marcada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "manchada" or "marcada" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "manchada" and "marcada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manchada" 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 #165,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manchada" and "marcada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machaca vs manchada". 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 #165,941 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.