Which to use
“maratón” is a noun and “marcaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,751
- “maratón” frequency rank
- #15,416
- “marcaron” frequency rank
- 23167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maratón | marcaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Competición. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes maratón and marcaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. maratón runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against marcaron's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maratón vs marcaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maratón is [maɾaˈt̪õn] while marcaron is [maɾˈkaɾõn]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maratón is recorded at frequency rank #7,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈt̪õn]. marcaron is at rank #15,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkaɾõn].
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 23167, this pair ranks #247,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maratón vs marcaron
Shared letters: amnr. Private to "maratón": tó. Private to "marcaron": co.
"maratón" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "marcaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marcaron ← amrcaron · macraron · maracron · marcaorn · marcarno · marcaronn · marcarron · marccaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maratón" and "marcaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maratón" vs "marcaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maratón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maratón" and "marcaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maratón vs Maroto". 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 #247,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.