Which to use
“marcada” and “marcadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,752
- “marcada” frequency rank
- #14,644
- “marcadas” frequency rank
- 22396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcada | marcadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de marcado, participio de marcar. | Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes marcada and marcadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marcada vs marcadas
A purely visual mix-up. marcada ([maɾˈkað̞a]) 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 extra letter(s) - “marcada” sits inside “marcadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcada is recorded at frequency rank #7,752, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞a]. 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 22396, this pair ranks #250,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcada vs marcadas
Shared letters: acdmr. Private to "marcada": -. Private to "marcadas": s.
"marcada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcada" and "marcadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcada" or "marcadas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcada" 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 #250,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcada" and "marcadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs marcadas". 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 #250,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.