Which to use
“marcar” is a verb and “marea” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,532
- “marcar” frequency rank
- #8,022
- “marea” frequency rank
- 13554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marcar | marea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conseguir un gol, canasta o algún otro tipo de puntaje que aumente el resultado. | Ascenso o flujo del agua que da lugar a la pleamar y descenso o reflujo que motiva la bajamar. Es un fenómeno que ocurre dos veces al día, ocasionado por la atracción gravitatoria de la Luna y del Sol. |
Where the eye mixes marcar and marea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: marcar vs marea
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: marcar is [maɾˈkaɾ] while marea is [maˈɾea]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marcar is recorded at frequency rank #5,532, classified as averb, pronounced [maɾˈkaɾ]. marea is at rank #8,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾea].
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 13554, this pair ranks #287,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of marcar vs marea
Shared letters: amr. Private to "marcar": c. Private to "marea": e.
"marcar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marcar" for "marea" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marcar" or "marea" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "marcar" and "marea" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "marcar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marcar" and "marea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs marea". 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 #287,421 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.