Which to use
“marcado” and “mareado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,723
- “marcado” frequency rank
- #35,610
- “mareado” frequency rank
- 40333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcado | mareado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de marcar. | Participio de marear. |
Where the eye mixes marcado and mareado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. marcado (CVCCVCV) and mareado (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: marcado vs mareado
A purely visual mix-up. marcado ([maɾˈkað̞o]) and mareado ([maɾeˈað̞o]) 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 a single letter - c in “marcado” becomes e in “mareado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40333, 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]. mareado is at rank #35,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [maɾeˈað̞o].
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 40333, this pair ranks #159,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcado vs mareado
Shared letters: admor. Private to "marcado": c. Private to "mareado": e.
"marcado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mareado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marcado" and "mareado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "marcado" or "mareado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "marcado" and "mareado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mareado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcado" and "mareado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mamado vs mareado". 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 #159,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.