Which to use
“marcan” and “miran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,706
- “marcan” frequency rank
- #6,085
- “miran” frequency rank
- 16791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcan | miran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de marcar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mirar o de mirarse. |
Where the eye mixes marcan and miran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between marcan and miran
A purely visual mix-up. marcan ([ˈmaɾkãn]) and miran ([ˈmiɾãn]) 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 16791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcan is recorded at frequency rank #10,706, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmaɾkãn]. miran is at rank #6,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmiɾãn].
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 16791, this pair ranks #274,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcan vs miran
Shared letters: amnr. Private to "marcan": c. Private to "miran": i.
"marcan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "miran" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcan" for "miran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "marcan" vs "miran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcan" and "miran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs marcan". 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 #274,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.