Which to use
“marcado” and “marchado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,723
- “marcado” frequency rank
- #20,120
- “marchado” frequency rank
- 24843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcado | marchado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de marcar. | Participio de marchar o de marcharse. |
Where the eye mixes marcado and marchado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. marcado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against marchado's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: marcado vs marchado
A purely visual mix-up. marcado ([maɾˈkað̞o]) and marchado ([maɾˈt͡ʃað̞o]) 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 24843, 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]. marchado is at rank #20,120, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾˈt͡ʃað̞o].
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 24843, this pair ranks #239,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcado vs marchado
Shared letters: acdmor. Private to "marcado": -. Private to "marchado": h.
"marcado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "marchado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "marcado" and "marchado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "marcado" or "marchado"?
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 "marcado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marchado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcado" and "marchado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchados vs marchado". 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 #239,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.