Which to use
“marcadores” is an adjective and “marcados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,792
- “marcadores” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “marcados” frequency rank
- 31988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcadores | marcados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de marcador. | Forma del plural de marcado, participio de marcar. |
Where the eye mixes marcadores and marcados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. marcadores runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against marcados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between marcadores and marcados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcadores is [maɾkaˈð̞oɾes] while marcados is [maɾˈkað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcadores is recorded at frequency rank #19,792, classified as anadj, pronounced [maɾkaˈð̞oɾes]. marcados is at rank #12,196, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [maɾˈkað̞os].
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 31988, this pair ranks #204,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marcadores vs marcados
Shared letters: acdmors. Private to "marcadores": e. Private to "marcados": -.
"marcadores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "marcados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marcadores ← amrcadores · macradores · maracdores · marcaddores · marcadoers · marcadoress · marcadorres · marcadorse
- marcados ← amrcados · macrados · maracdos · marcaddos · marcadoss · marcadso · marcaods · marccados
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcadores" for "marcados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "marcadores" or "marcados"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marcados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcadores" and "marcados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marcadores vs miradores". 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 #204,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.