Which to use
“marcada” is a participle and “marcará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,752
- “marcada” frequency rank
- #33,222
- “marcará” frequency rank
- 40974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcada | marcará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de marcado, participio de marcar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de marcar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set marcada and marcará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcada is [maɾˈkað̞a] while marcará is [maɾkaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40974, 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]. marcará is at rank #33,222, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾkaˈɾa].
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 40974, this pair ranks #156,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcada vs marcará
Shared letters: acmr. Private to "marcada": d. Private to "marcará": á.
"marcada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- marcada ← amrcada · macrada · maracda · marcaad · marcadda · marccada · marcdaa · marrcada
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcada" and "marcará" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marcada" or "marcará"?
Remembering marcada vs marcará
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “marcada”; for a verb, it's “marcará”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “marcada” entry
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