Which to use
“marcado” and “marcaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,723
- “marcado” frequency rank
- #15,416
- “marcaron” frequency rank
- 20139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcado | marcaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de marcar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes marcado and marcaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses marcado with marcaron
A purely visual mix-up. marcado ([maɾˈkað̞o]) and marcaron ([maɾˈkaɾõn]) 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 20139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcado is recorded at frequency rank #4,723, classified as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞o]. marcaron is at rank #15,416, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkaɾõn].
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 20139, this pair ranks #260,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcado vs marcaron
Shared letters: acmor. Private to "marcado": d. Private to "marcaron": n.
"marcado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marcaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcado" and "marcaron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcado" or "marcaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcado" and "marcaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamado vs marcado". 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 #260,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.