Which to use
“manchados” and “marcados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,938
- “manchados” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “marcados” frequency rank
- 53134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manchados | marcados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de manchado, participio de manchar. | Forma del plural de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes manchados and marcados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. manchados runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against marcados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: manchados vs marcados
A purely visual mix-up. manchados ([mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞os]) and marcados ([maɾˈkað̞os]) 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 53134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manchados is recorded at frequency rank #40,938, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [mãnʲˈt͡ʃað̞os]. marcados is at rank #12,196, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞os].
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 53134, this pair ranks #89,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of manchados vs marcados
Shared letters: acdmos. Private to "manchados": hn. Private to "marcados": r.
"manchados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "marcados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manchados" and "marcados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "manchados" vs "marcados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manchados" and "marcados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manchados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manchados" and "marcados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchadas vs manchados". 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 #89,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.