Which to use
“marca” and “mazorca” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,143
- “marca” frequency rank
- #48,532
- “mazorca” frequency rank
- 49675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marca | mazorca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de marcar. | Fruto o espiga gruesa de algunas gramíneas (familia Poaceae), especialmente la del maíz. |
Where the eye mixes marca and mazorca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marca vs mazorca
A purely visual mix-up. marca ([ˈmaɾka]) and mazorca ([maˈsoɾka]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marca is recorded at frequency rank #1,143, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾka]. mazorca is at rank #48,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈsoɾka].
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 49675, this pair ranks #107,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marca vs mazorca
Shared letters: acmr. Private to "marca": -. Private to "mazorca": oz.
"marca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mazorca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marca" for "mazorca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marca" or "mazorca"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marca" and "mazorca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mazorca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marca" and "mazorca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mazmorra vs mazorca". 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 #107,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.