Which to use
“marcadas” is a participle and “marchas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,644
- “marcadas” frequency rank
- #5,983
- “marchas” frequency rank
- 20627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcadas | marchas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar. | Forma del plural de marcha. |
Where the eye mixes marcadas and marchas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcadas runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against marchas's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marcadas with marchas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcadas is [maɾˈkað̞as] while marchas is [ˈmaɾt͡ʃas]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcadas is recorded at frequency rank #14,644, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞as]. marchas is at rank #5,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾt͡ʃas].
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 20627, this pair ranks #258,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcadas vs marchas
Shared letters: acmrs. Private to "marcadas": d. Private to "marchas": h.
"marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "marchas" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcadas" for "marchas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcadas" or "marchas" 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 "marcadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcadas" and "marchas" 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 #258,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.