Which to use
“marcada” and “marcados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,752
- “marcada” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “marcados” frequency rank
- 19948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcada | marcados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de marcado, participio de marcar. | Forma del plural de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes marcada and marcados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against marcados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marcada with marcados
A purely visual mix-up. marcada ([maɾˈkað̞a]) 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 19948, 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]. 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 19948, this pair ranks #261,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcada vs marcados
Shared letters: acdmr. Private to "marcada": -. Private to "marcados": os.
"marcada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcada" for "marcados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marcada" vs "marcados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "marcados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcada" and "marcados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marcada vs moscada". 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 #261,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.