Which to use
“marcadas” is a participle and “moradas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,644
- “marcadas” frequency rank
- #35,148
- “moradas” frequency rank
- 49792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcadas | moradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de marcado, participio de marcar. | Forma del plural de morada. |
Where the eye mixes marcadas and moradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marcadas and moradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcadas is [maɾˈkað̞as] while moradas is [moˈɾað̞as]. 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 49792, 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]. moradas is at rank #35,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈɾað̞as].
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 49792, this pair ranks #106,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcadas vs moradas
Shared letters: admrs. Private to "marcadas": c. Private to "moradas": o.
"marcadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "moradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcadas" for "moradas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcadas" or "moradas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marcadas" and "moradas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "moradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcadas" and "moradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mirabas vs moradas". 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 #106,802 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.